Legal Opinion
Adams v. State
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 26, 2002No. SC 16405PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BORDEN, J.
The respondent, the state of Connecticut (state), appeals1 from the judgment of the trial court granting the petitioner, Tyrone Adams, a new trial. After the unsuccessful appeal of his conviction for aiding and abetting manslaughter in the first degree, the petitioner had petitioned for a new trial based on the newly discovered testimony of Crystal Greene, which he claimed could be used to impeach the only eyewitness to the crime. The dispositive issue raised on appeal is whether the trial court improperly concluded that its decision on the petition was controlled, in large…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- People v. . ShilitanoNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Olson v. Accessory Controls & Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Turner v. ScanlonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- State v. MejiaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Asherman v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Skakel v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- State v. YoungConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- Vasquez v. RoccoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2018
- Giraud v. StateConnecticut Superior Court · 2011
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