Legal Opinion
State v. Bivrell
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 18, 2009No. AC 29860PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FLYNN, C. J.
The defendant, Susan Bivrell, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a juiy trial, of assault of an elderly person in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-61a (a) (1) and breach of the peace in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-181 (a) (2). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support her conviction on either of the charges, (2) the court improperly diluted the state’s burden of proof by repeatedly telling the jury not to be swayed by sympathy and (3) the court improperly denied…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. WhistnantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. RomeroSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- State v. DavisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
- State v. MorganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. DickmanConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- State v. McRaeConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- State v. VazquezConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- State v. KnightConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- State v. BIVRELLSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
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