Legal Opinion
State v. Pena
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided December 8, 1983No. (2269)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHull, J.
The defendant appeals from his conviction after a trial to the court, Stodolink, J., for attempt to commit sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 and SZarlO. The issue raised is whether there was sufficient corroboration to admit into evidence the defendant’s voluntary confession to the crime charged. On appeal, the defendant does not challenge the voluntariness of the confession.
The following facts are not in dispute. On April 23, 1979, at about 8:36 or 8:40 a.m., the victim, a young woman, was jogging in Edgewood Park in the city of New Haven. While…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State v. RuthSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. GrantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- State v. DelVecchioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- State v. DoucetteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- State v. TillmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
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3Cited by3 opinions
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