Legal Opinion
State v. Garcia
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided December 22, 1987No. 4666PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connell, J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, after a jury trial, of two counts of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a). He claims that the court erred (1) in giving the “Chip Smith” jury charge as part of the initial jury charge, and (2) in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal because of the insufficiency of the evidence to justify conviction. We find no error.
The jury could reasonably have found the following facts. While the defendant and a codefendant; see State v. Nieves, 13 Conn. App. 60, 534 A.2d 1231 (1987); were inmates at…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1881
- State v. RallsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
- State v. SchleiferSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
- State v. NievesConnecticut Appellate Court · 1987
- Public Works Supply Co. v. Eveready Machinery Co.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1987
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. PinnockSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- State v. WootenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. AndersonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- State v. NievesConnecticut Appellate Court · 1987