Legal Opinion
State v. Gooch
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 5, 1982PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParskey, J.
The jury convicted the defendant of the charge of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (1) for stabbing the complainant with a knife. In his appeal the defendant has sought to raise five issues. Four of these are: (1) restriction of cross-examination, (2) exclusion of evidence pertaining to justification, (3) denial of the defendant’s motion for mistrial, and (4) denial of the defendant’s motion for acquittal.
The defendant seeks, as a fifth issue, to challenge certain portions of the court’s charge to the jury. Conceding his failure to file an appropriate…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- State v. LeopoldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
- State v. TurcioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- State v. KellySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1904
- Lavieri v. UlyssesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
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3Cited by115 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. KurvinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Gazo v. City of StamfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. VitaleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
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