Legal Opinion
State v. Tok
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 29, 2008No. 27315, 27316PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PELLEGRINO, J.
The defendants, Veasna Tok and Eddy Jourdain, each were convicted after a consolidated trial before a jury following their arrests for involvement in an assault occurring outside a Danbury nightclub. 1 On appeal, Tok claims that (1) the trial court abused its discretion in permitting Johnny Vega to testify through an interpreter, (2) his constitutional rights were violated because the interpreter provided unreliable interpretations, (3) the prosecutor engaged in impropriety during the questioning of witnesses and closing and rebuttal arguments, (4) the court improperly…
2Cases cited54 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. GeislerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Linton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
- State v. KingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- Moody v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
- State v. FlukerConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- State v. Burgos-TorresConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
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