Legal Opinion
State v. Shabazz
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 8, 1998No. SC 15617PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BORDEN, J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether the trial court properly precluded the defendant from introducing evidence that gross medical negligence caused the victim’s death. The defendant, Abdullah Shabazz, appeals1 from the trial court’s judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a.2 The defendant *748claims that the trial court improperly: (1) precluded him from introducing evidence that the gross medical negligence of the hospital that treated the victim caused the victim’s death;3 (2) excluded evidence of the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Papa v. New Haven Federation of TeachersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. MunozSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. BovaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- State v. CarterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. ElliottSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
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3Cited by58 opinions
- State v. KellySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. SawyerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- State v. MalaveSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- State v. CerretaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- State v. WinotSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
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