Legal Opinion
State v. Binet
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 10, 1984No. 10630PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArthur H. Healey, J.
The defendant, Jose M. Binet, was convicted by a jury of robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (4),1 which crime occurred on October 23, 1979, in Bridgeport. On appeal, he claims that the trial court erred: (1) in denying his motion in limine which sought to pre*620vent his impeachment by the use of his February 1, 1980, conviction of robbery in the third degree, and (2) in denying his motion for a mistrial.
Certain evidence should be set out to put the issues on appeal in proper focus. On October 23,1979, at about 11 p.m., Richard Brackett had stopped his car…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Lisenba v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Morris W. Gordon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by72 opinions
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