Legal Opinion
State v. Frye
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 16, 1980PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArthur H. Healey, J.
After a trial to the jury, the defendant was found guilty of robbery in the second degree, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-135 (a) (1), and of larceny in the second degree, in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-119 and 53a-123 (a) (1). In his appeal from the judgment rendered thereon, he claims that the court erred in excluding from evidence a third party’s statement against penal interest exculpatory to the defendant, thereby depriving the defendant of his constitutional rights.
Those circumstances necessary to set out the factual background include the following: On July 28, 1978,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. David Guillette and Robert JoostCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Jose Luis Oropeza and Mark James MintonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- State v. GoldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- DiPalma v. WiesenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
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3Cited by43 opinions
- State v. HinesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- State v. SchiappaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- State v. HernandezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. LewisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- State v. BryantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
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