Legal Opinion
State v. Cruz
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 25, 2004No. SC 16990PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VERTEFEUILLE, J.
In this certified appeal, the defendant, Rolando Cruz, appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court affirming the trial court’s judgment of conviction of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (1).1 See State v. Cruz, 75 Conn. App. 500, 816 A.2d 683 (2003). On appeal to this court, the defendant claims that the Appellate Corut improperly concluded that he could not prevail on the merits of his unpreserved claim that a jury instruction on self-defense, which he requested, was constitutionally infirm under State v. Golding, 213 Conn.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. HinckleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. WaltonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. WhipperSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
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3Cited by84 opinions
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- State v. OuelletteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
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