Legal Opinion

State v. Brown

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided November 26, 2002No. AC 21051PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

WEST, J.

The defendant, Stafford Brown, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (3). The sole issue on appeal is whether the court was required, sua sponte, to give a jury instruction that included a fist of factors that the jury should consider with respect to eyewitness identification. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The jury reasonably could have found the following facts. Between midnight and 8 a.m. on August 22, 1998, Kadir Babiso, a thirty-eight year old man, was…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  2. State v. AdamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
  3. State v. TatumSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
  4. State v. BolesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
  5. State v. DashSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State v. HenryConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
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  3. State v. DavisConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
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  5. State v. JordanConnecticut Appellate Court · 2012

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