Legal Opinion

State v. DeJesus

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided September 7, 2004No. SC 16782PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BORDEN, J.

The defendant appeals 1 from the trial court’s judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (l), 2 and kidnapping in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a- 92 (a) (2) (A). 3 The defendant claims, among other things, 4 that the trial court deprived him of his constitutional rights to confront witnesses against him and to present a defense by precluding him from questioning the victim about her prior history of prostitution. We agree with the defendant and, accordingly,…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
  2. State v. DavisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
  3. State v. IBAN C.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
  4. State v. OrellanaConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
  5. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005

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