Legal Opinion
State v. Saunders
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 19, 2009No. AC 28596PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WEST, J.
The defendant, Willie A. Saunders, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (2) 1 and risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (2). 2 On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the state adduced insufficient evidence to sustain his conviction, (2) the trial court improperly allowed the state to comment on missing witnesses during final argument and (3) the state engaged in prosecutorial impropriety during final argument and, therefore,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Secondino v. New Haven Gas Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1960
- State v. MalaveSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- State v. MorganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State v. SalmondConnecticut Appellate Court · 2018
- Spears v. ElderConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- State v. JordanConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- Singh v. City of HartfordConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- Peruta v. Commissioner of Public SafetyConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
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