Legal Opinion
State v. Boulay
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 25, 1983No. 10667PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
In a trial to a jury the defendant was found guilty of sexual assault in the first degree. Ueneral Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (2). 1 The defendant has appealed from the judgment claiming that the trial court erred (1) by adjudging the complainant competent to testify; and (2) by admitting evidence of a lineup identification of the defendant made by the complainant. We find no error. 2
The complainant, who is mentally retarded, was thirty-two years old and was living alone in an apartment at the time of the assault. In the early evening of November 21, 1979, the defendant knocked on the door of her…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. StankowskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
- State v. PackardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
- Wright v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. WeinbergSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- State v. MorantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- State v. FalconSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. BillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- State v. GainerConnecticut Appellate Court · 1999
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