Legal Opinion
State v. Rivera
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided March 9, 1993No. 10884PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCretella, J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of the crime of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (l).1 The defendant claims that the trial court (1) failed to instruct the jury that the state had the burden to disprove beyond a reasonable doubt that the victim consented to sexual intercourse, and (2) improperly marshaled the evidence in favor of the state. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The jury could reasonably have found the following facts. After a night of bar hopping, drinking, and using…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- State v. TatumSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- State v. MastropetreSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- State v. ScognamiglioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. MalonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
- State v. RiveraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Rivera v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1998
- State v. RiveraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993