Legal Opinion
State v. Hammond
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 25, 1992No. 14354PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
In this criminal appeal, the principal issue is the weight to be assigned to potentially exculpatory blood typing tests and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) profiling evidence. The state charged the defendant by substitute information with kidnapping in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-92 (a) (2) (A) and two counts of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a).1 After a jury trial finding the defendant *266guilty as charged, he moved for a new trial and for further discovery to undertake blood testing and DNA profiling of additional vaginal…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
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3Cited by93 opinions
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