Legal Opinion
State v. Clark
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided February 5, 2002No. AC 18775PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DALY, J.
The defendant, Stevie Clark, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55a1 On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) excluded evidence regarding the defendant’s knowledge about his father’s death and (2) instructed the jury on the elements of self-defense. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
*21The jury reasonably could have found the following facts. On June 25, 1996, New Britain police officers were dispatched to 66 Richard Street…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. JolySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- State v. KingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- State v. RolonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. ClarkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. CruzConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
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- State v. William C.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- State v. ClarkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
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