Legal Opinion

State v. Rinaldi

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided November 12, 1991No. 14137PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.

The principal issue in this appeal is whether the trial court improperly excluded evidence offered by the defendant on the issue of the source of semen found inside the complainant on the night she was allegedly sexually assaulted. After a jury trial, the *347defendant, Robert Rinaldi, was convicted of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70, sexual assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-71 (a) (1), and kidnapping in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-92 (a) (2) (A).1 The trial court rendered a judgment…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. State v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
  4. State v. RuthSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  5. State v. DeMatteoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982

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3Cited by63 opinions

  1. State v. SaucierSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
  2. State v. KulmacSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  3. State v. DaySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
  4. State v. SantiagoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
  5. State v. FergusonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002

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