Legal Opinion
State v. Santiago
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 29, 1992No. 14152PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNorcott, J.
The defendant, Jose Santiago,1 appeals from the judgment of conviction, after a jury trial, of the crime of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a).2 The trial court sentenced the defendant to a term of imprisonment of forty-five years. On appeal to this court,3 the defendant claims that the trial court: (1) violated his constitutional right to confrontation by improperly limiting his cross-examination of one of the state’s witnesses; (2) abused its discretion by denying him access to the police personnel file of one of the state’s witnesses for impeachment purposes; and (3)…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
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3Cited by96 opinions
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