Legal Opinion
State v. Morquecho
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided October 30, 2012No. AC 33830PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ESPINOSA, J.
The defendant, Julio Morquecho, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a).1 The defendant claims that the court improperly (1) admitted expert testimony related to domestic violence and (2) admitted a witness’ prior testimony after determining that the witness was unavailable. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The jury reasonably could have found the following facts in support of its verdict. The defendant, the victim, Maria Chuica, and their two children originally lived in *843Ecua…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. AlvarezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- State v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- State v. SlaterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. JonesConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
- State v. LebrickSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2020
- State v. BellamyConnecticut Appellate Court · 2014
- Morquecho v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2016
- State v. Oscar H.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2021
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