Legal Opinion
State v. Yurch
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 31, 1994No. 14831PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNorcott, J.
The issues raised in this certified appeal are (1) whether our decision in State v. Tatem, 194 Conn. 594, 483 A.2d 1087 (1984), requires automatic reversal and a new trial when a trial court uses the word “unreasonable” in place of “unfavorable” in a jury instruction issued pursuant to General Statutes § 54-84 (b),1 and (2) if not, whether the use of the word “unreasonable” in the present case was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt in the context of the jury charge as a whole.
*518After a jury trial, the defendant, John Yurch, was convicted of one count of offering to make home improvements…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Rose v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. NoblesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- State v. KurvinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
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3Cited by10 opinions
- State v. DaySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
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- State v. HedmanConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
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