Connecticut, April, 2002, State Case law

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State Courts - Connecticut - April 9, 2002

State v. Aquart, (AC 20534), APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, April 9, 2002, Officially Released
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Overview: Where defendant failed to set forth statement of claimed trial errors and where trial court found reconstructed transcript was sufficient, defendant was not entitled to new trial on basis of lack of complete trial transcript.

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State v. Clark, (AC 20964), APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, April 9, 2002, Officially Released
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Overview: Defendant's conviction of assault in the second degree was proper; defendant was given adequate notice of the charge in the informations in question, and a failure to prove the precise date of the crime did not violate notice requirements.

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State v. Flowers, (AC 20578), (AC 20579), APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, April 9, 2002, Officially Released
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Overview: There was no evidence from which jury could have inferred that defendant's intent differed from that of the principal, and jury was not misled by court's instructions; therefore, defendant failed to prove constitutional violation clearly existed.

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State v. Grant, CR6481390, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF NEW HAVEN, AT NEW HAVEN, April 9, 2002, Decided , April 9, 2002, Filed
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Overview: State showed appropriate chain of custody as to items of proposed evidence in murder case. "Short tandem repeats" method of obtaining DNA evidence was valid and evidence obtained by that method was admissible.

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State v. Huff, (AC 21041), APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, April 9, 2002, Officially Released
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Overview: Trial court properly determined that police adhered to knock and announce rule where they waited seconds before entering defendant's apartment and were concerned for their safety as search warrant for narcotics also included a search for weapons.

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State v. James, (AC 21584), APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, April 9, 2002, Officially Released
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Overview: Admission into evidence, of defendant's judgment of conviction of robbery, proved elements of underlying felony as predicate to felony murder.

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State v. Moore, (AC 20364), APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, April 9, 2002, Officially Released
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Overview: Prosecutor in closing argument improperly referred to facts not in evidence, but defendant was not substantially prejudiced, in light of the trial court's strong curative jury instructions and the strength of the State's case.

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State v. Nieves, (AC 21856), APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, April 9, 2002, Officially Released
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Overview: The testimony showed the likelihood that defendant had recently fired a handgun. While the expert could not be 100 percent certain that defendant's firing a handgun caused the presence of lead, the test result did not have to be conclusive.

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State v. Salmond, (AC 20477), APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, April 9, 2002, Officially Released
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Overview: While the trial court considered the wrong factors for joinder, joinder was not improper. Defendant failed to substantiate his claim of antagonistic defenses. Nor was he substantially prejudiced by the joinder.

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State v. Trotter, (AC 20886), APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, April 9, 2002, Officially Released
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Overview: Testimony of victim and ballistics expert proved that defendant carried gun with barrel of less than 12 inches, supporting conviction of carrying pistol without permit. Attempted murder victim's statement was not too unreliable to be admitted.

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