Legal Opinion
State v. Jimenez
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 18, 1994No. 14737PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallahan, J.
The defendant, Jorge Jimenez, was convicted by a jury of one count of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (l).1 He was sentenced by the trial court to a term of imprisonment of twelve years. He appealed his conviction to the Appellate Court claiming that the trial court had “improperly instructed the jury as to the ‘initial aggressor’ exception to the law of self-defense in light of the evidentiary basis for the claim of self-defense he raised.” State v. Jimenez, 30 Conn. App. 406, 407, 620 A.2d 817 (1993). The Appellate Court concluded that, in light of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- State v. AdamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. CorchadoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. GlennSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- State v. DeJesusSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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3Cited by47 opinions
- State v. PrioleauSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. SchiappaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- Krafick v. KrafickSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. RamosSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- State v. WhitfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
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