Legal Opinion
State v. Cerreta
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 21, 2002No. SC 16261PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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VERTEFEUILLE, J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the trial court improperly excluded evidence related to hair and fingerprints recovered from the crime scene, which forensic tests determined did not originate from the defendant. A jury found the defendant, Michael Cerreta, guilty of felony murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54c,1 manslaughter in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55 (a) (3),2 and burglary in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-101 (a) (2).3 The defendant appeals from the judgment of the trial court…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- California v. TrombettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Crane v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. PrioleauSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
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3Cited by62 opinions
- Beaty v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2003
- State v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- State v. Chasity WestSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- State v. SandovalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. PeelerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
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