Legal Opinion
Skakel v. State
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 20, 2010No. SC 18158PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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KATZ, J.
Following his 2002 conviction, after a jury trial, for the 1975 murder of his fifteen year old neighbor, Martha Moxley (victim), the petitioner, Michael C. Skakel, appealed.1 In accordance with the three year limitations period under General Statutes § 52-582,2 in 2005, while a decision on that appeal was pending, the petitioner filed a petition for a new trial, pursuant to General Statutes § 52-270 (a),3 on the ground of newly discovered evidence. This court thereafter affirmed the judgment of conviction. See State v. Skakel, 276 Conn. 633, 888 A.2d 985, cert. denied, 549…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- United States v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- People v. . ShilitanoNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- State v. SkakelSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Skakel v. Comm'r of Corr.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2018
- Corbett v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2012
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2018
- Duart v. Department of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2012
- State v. BritoConnecticut Appellate Court · 2017
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