Legal Opinion
State v. Zaporta
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided November 29, 1994No. 13078PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDupont, C. J.
The defendant appeals1 from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of the crime of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a. The defendant raises three issues on appeal. They are whether the trial court improperly (1) denied the defendant’s motion to depose a potential witness, (2) limited the scope of the defendant’s cross-examination, and (3) instructed the jury on circumstantial evidence and the presumption of innocence. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The jury reasonably could have found certain facts. On the night of August 30, 1991, the victim,…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. GeislerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- California v. TybergSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. WhelanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. ZolloConnecticut Appellate Court · 1995
- State v. HerseyConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- State v. CrosbyConnecticut Appellate Court · 1995
- In re Michael B.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1994
- State v. BurgosConnecticut Appellate Court · 1995
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