Legal Opinion
State v. Pollitt
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 22, 1986No. 12431PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArthur H. Healey, J.
The defendant, David M. Pollitt, was found guilty after a jury trial of the crime of kidnapping in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-92 (a) (2) (A)1 and of the crime of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a).2 This appeal followed.
The principal issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying the defendant’s motions for a mistrial or a continuance where allegedly exculpatory material, which could show another person committed the crimes charged and which had been specifically requested and wrongfully withheld by the…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- California v. TrombettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by34 opinions
- State v. KingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- State v. SnookSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. PollittSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. WhiteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. MitchellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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