Legal Opinion
State v. Silva
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided January 31, 2006No. AC 25517PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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MCDONALD, J.
The defendant, Madalena Silva, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of two counts of interfering with an officer in violation of General Statutes § 53a-167a.1 On appeal, she claims that the state did not present sufficient evidence to support her conviction and the trial court improperly instructed the jury as to consciousness of guilt.
The state charged the defendant in an amended information with two counts of interfering with a police officer and two counts of breach of the peace. The first count of interference with a police officer…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- City of Houston v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Lewis v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- In Re SnowSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. SilvaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- State v. DuncanConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
- State v. SilvaConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- State v. ScheckConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
- State v. SilvaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
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