Legal Opinion
State v. Hoeplinger
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 26, 1992No. 9791PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHeiman, J.
The defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of manslaughter in the first degree in violation of General Statutes *644§ 53a-55 (a) (1). He claims that (1) the jurors’ inappropriate conduct, coupled with the brevity of their deliberations, violated his right to a fair trial, (2) the trial court improperly excluded a tape recording of a 911 telephone call he had made, and (3) the prosecutor, in his closing argument, improperly commented on the defendant’s failure to testify. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.
This case involves the second trial of the…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
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- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,534 United States of America v. John Dioguardi and Louis OstrerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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