Legal Opinion
State v. Toste
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 14, 1979PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLoiselle, J.
The defendant, William Tosté, was found guilty of murder, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a, by a jury of twelve. In this appeal, the defendant pursues five claims of error, only two of which are discussed in this opinion.
The defendant assigns as error the court’s admission of testimony by a psychologist and a psychiatrist, each of whom examined the defendant. Since each of these experts testified in a different capacity, we review their testimony separately.
Marvin F. Mankowitz, Ed. D., licensed as a consulting psychologist, examined the defendant pursu ant to a defense motion but…
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