Legal Opinion
State v. Cortes
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 20, 2004No. AC 23668PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FOTI, J.
The defendant, Christopher Cortes, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of unlawful restraint in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-95 (a) and assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-60 (a) (2).1 The defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) violated his rights to present a defense and to confront the witnesses against him by excluding evidence regarding the sexual nature of the relationship between the complainant and himself, (2) violated his due process right to a fair trial during…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State v. BoothSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- State v. ThompsonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
- State v. LopesConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- State v. AbernathyConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- State v. RobinsonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. CortesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- State v. RodriguezConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
- Moore v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- State v. SantiagoConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- State v. VilchelConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
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