Legal Opinion
State v. Rivera
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 25, 2002No. SC 16534PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NORCOTT, J.
The sole issue in this certified appeal is whether the Appellate Court properly upheld the trial court’s order granting the state’s motion to consolidate the two cases against the defendant. We conclude that the Appellate Court’s conclusion was correct.
The defendant, Exel Rivera, was charged with various offenses that arose from his sexual assault of four different child victims. The charges as to one of the child victims were dismissed and, following consolidation of the remaining three cases, the state entered a nolle as to another, leaving the two cases that are the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Coker v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- State v. BoscarinoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. ChanceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. HorneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- State v. DelgadoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- State v. BellConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
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- State v. BoscarinoConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
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