Legal Opinion
State v. Jordan
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 19, 2018No. SC 19810PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcDONALD, J.
**274*3The primary question we must answer in this certified appeal is whether a criminal defendant claiming self-defense is barred as a matter of law from introducing the victim's convictions for crimes of violence as evidence that the victim initiated the confrontation with the defendant when the conduct giving rise to the victim's convictions occurred subsequent to the charged incident. The defendant, Brian W. Jordan, appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court, which affirmed his judgment of conviction of assault in the second degree. State v. Jordan , 166 Conn. App. 35, 48, 140 A.3d…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- State v. AldersonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1996
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