Legal Opinion

State v. Kish

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided April 27, 1982PublishedCited by 105 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtArthur H. Healey, J.

After a trial to the jury, the defendant was found guilty of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a). On appeal, he claims that the trial court erred: (1) in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal claiming that the state failed to prove that he committed sexual assault in the first degree; (2) in admitting certain testimony offered under the “constancy of accusation” exception to the hearsay rule; (3) in failing to instruct the jury on the limited purpose of such testimony as to all four witnesses through whom such testimony was offered; (4) in…

2Cases cited51 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
  4. Secondino v. New Haven Gas Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1960
  5. Shaw v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880

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3Cited by105 opinions

  1. State v. HinckleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
  2. State v. TroupeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
  3. State v. AmarilloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
  4. State v. ScielzoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
  5. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987

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