Legal Opinion
State v. Taylor
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 31, 1996No. 15322PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNorcott, J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether the trial court violated the defendant’s federal and state constitutional rights to due process of law by delivering a missing witness instruction under Secondino v. New Haven Gas Co., 147 Conn. 672, 165 A.2d 598 (1960), because the defendant had failed to call an available witness. The defendant, Derrick James Taylor, was convicted after a jury trial of the crimes of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a),1 assault *484in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (l),2 and conspiracy to commit murder in violation…
2Cases cited57 opinions
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Graves v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Secondino v. New Haven Gas Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1960
- State v. SivriSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
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3Cited by87 opinions
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