Legal Opinion
State v. Troupe
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 11, 1996No. 14882PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPalmer, J.
A jury convicted the defendant, Floyd Troupe, of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (1), sexual assault in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-72a (a) (1) (A), and kidnapping in the first degree in *286violation of General Statutes § 53a-92 (a) (2) (A).1 On appeal2 from the judgment of the trial court sentencing him to a total effective sentence of fifteen years imprisonment,3 the defendant claims that: (1) the admission of evidence under the common law constancy of accusation doctrine violated his rights under the confrontation…
2Cases cited89 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Idaho v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by136 opinions
- State v. SalamonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- State v. HinesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Commonwealth v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- State v. KellySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. CeballosSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
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