Legal Opinion
State v. Hernandez
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 22, 1992No. 14168PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSantaniello, J.
The defendant was found guilty by a jury of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a).1 The trial court rendered a judgment sentencing him to a term of imprisonment of forty years. The defendant appeals claiming that the trial court improperly: (1) limited the cross-examination of the state’s primary witness; and (2) allowed the state to cross-examine the defendant concerning prior acts of uncharged misconduct. The defendant appealed directly to this court pursuant to General Statutes § 51-199 (b) (3).2 We affirm.
The jury heard the following evidence that supports its conclusions…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Delaware v. FenstererSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- State v. SharpeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. VitaleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. GrahamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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3Cited by39 opinions
- State v. PrioleauSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. CooperSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. SaurisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. BovaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- State v. BarnesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
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