Legal Opinion
State v. Toccaline
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 13, 2001No. SC 16298PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NORCOTT, J.
The sole issue in this appeal is whether under State v. Golding, 213 Conn. 233, 567 A.2d 823 (1989), or the plain error doctrine, the defendant may prevail on an unpreserved claim regarding the admission of certain expert testimony. More specifically, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly permitted an expert witness to offer his opinion as to the credibility of the victim’s claims of sexual assault by *544the defendant and further, to testify regarding the guilt of the defendant. We disagree with the defendant and affirm the judgment of the trial court.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. SchiappaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- Westport Taxi Service, Inc. v. Westport Transit DistrictSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. VilalastraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- State v. BorrelliSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
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3Cited by27 opinions
- State v. RitrovatoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- State v. MyersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- State v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- Toccaline v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
- State v. MorganConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
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