Legal Opinion
State v. Rivera
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided September 3, 2013No. AC 34009PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DiPENTIMA, C. J.
The defendant, Roberto Rivera, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of three counts of sexual assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-71 (a) (1) and three counts of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (2). On appeal, the defendant claims that the court’s instruction on evidence admitted pursuant to the constancy of accusation exception to the hearsay rule violated his due process rights. The defendant’s argument is foreclosed by State v. Antwon W., 118 Conn. App. 180, 201,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. TroupeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. CutlerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- Diaz v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- State v. LabrecSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
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3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. Daniel W. E.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2016
- State v. Roberto Q.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2017
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