Legal Opinion

Biggs v. Warden

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided October 15, 1991No. 9729PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHeiman, J.

The petitioner appeals from the habeas court’s determination that his confinement is legal and its dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner claims that this judgment is fatally flawed because the habeas court (1) improperly concluded that the petitioner failed to prove that the trial court impermissibly restricted his voir dire examination with reference to the credibility of police officers, (2) improperly excluded an out-of-court statement on hearsay grounds, (3) incorrectly concluded that the restrictive voir dire was not harmful to the petitioner at trial, and…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Morgan v. HillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
  2. D'OCCHIO v. Connecticut Real Estate CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
  3. Lupien v. LupienSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
  4. Robert S. Weiss & Co. v. MullinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
  5. Rodriguez v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Siano v. WardenConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
  2. Jeffrey v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1994
  3. State v. FrancisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
  4. Evans v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1995
  5. In re Jessica M.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1998

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