Legal Opinion
State v. Diorio
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 18, 1987No. 4244PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDupont, C. J.
The defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of aiding and abetting a breach of the peace, in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-8 and 53a-181.1 The defendant claims that the trial court erred (1) by impermissibly restricting her cross-examination of the state’s witnesses, (2) by instructing the jury on an offense not cognizable under Connecticut law, (3) by denying the defendant her right to a unanimous jury verdict, (4) by its charge to the jury on circumstantial evidence, (5) by its charge to the jury on reasonable doubt, and (6) by failing to grant the…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Johnson v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- California v. TybergSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by16 opinions
- State v. MancinoneConnecticut Appellate Court · 1988
- State v. HarveyConnecticut Appellate Court · 1992
- State v. TorriceConnecticut Appellate Court · 1989
- State v. AndersonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1988
- State v. MurdickConnecticut Appellate Court · 1991
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