Legal Opinion
State v. Butler
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 28, 1987No. 4329PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStoughton, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction after a trial to a jury. In a substitute infor*674mation, the defendant was charged with sexual assault by threat of use of force in the first degree, a violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a).1 He has appealed from the judgment, claiming thát the trial court committed the following errors: (1) its general instruction on the rule of circumstantial evidence and its reference to that rule during its instructions on the elements of sexual assault and accessorial liability diluted the state’s burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) its…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Rose v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- State v. WhelanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. EspositoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- State v. TaltonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Demers v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- State v. ColemanConnecticut Appellate Court · 1988
- State v. HarrisonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1994
- State v. TrujilloConnecticut Appellate Court · 1987
- State v. WilliamsConnecticut Appellate Court · 1989
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