Supreme Court of Connecticut· 3/31/1998
State v. Austin
Citations
- 244 Conn. 226
- 710 A.2d 732
- 1998 Conn. LEXIS 91
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that “ ‘evidence of a defendant’s intoxication is relevant to negate specific intent which is an essential element of the crime of murder’ ”
- no reversible error when improper intent instruction followed by numerous proper instructions on elements of murder
- one-on-one identification reliable where witness was in close range and had unobstructed view in well lit area
- “ ‘[a]n improper instruction on an element of an offense ... is of constitutional dimension’ ”
- no possibility that jury was misled with regard to specific intent element of crime even though trial court improperly read entire statutory definition of intent contained in § 53a-3 [11]
- no reversible error when improper intent instruction followed by numerous proper instructions on elements of murder
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Judges: Norcott
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85 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- State v. FaulknerTennessee Supreme Court· 2005-01-25· cited 327×
- State v. SalamonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2008-07-01· cited 243×
- Daley v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1999-08-03· cited 171×
- State v. LedbetterSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2005-09-27· cited 145×
- State v. HinrichsenNebraska Supreme Court· 2016-02-05· cited 131×
- State v. OrtizSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2000-03-17· cited 98×
- State v. HodgeSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1999-04-06· cited 96×
- State v. CrespoSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1998-09-01· cited 92×
- State v. WhipperSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2001-10-02· cited 89×
- State v. RomeroSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2004-06-08· cited 84×
- State v. DelgadoSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1999-02-09· cited 54×
- State v. StampleyNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1999-05-19· cited 51×
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2011-01-05· cited 49×
- State v. DeJesusSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2002-06-11· cited 49×
- State v. ChasseConnecticut Appellate Court· 1998-12-22· cited 47×
- State v. ReveloSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2001-06-26· cited 45×
- State v. AvilesSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2006-02-21· cited 39×
- State v. DebarrosConnecticut Appellate Court· 2000-07-11· cited 37×
- State v. McCollConnecticut Appellate Court· 2003-01-21· cited 37×
- Geary v. Wentworth Laboratories, Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court· 2000-11-07· cited 34×
Cites
29 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1989-12-19· cited 2,736×
- State v. KurvinSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1982-03-30· cited 191×
- State v. BoscarinoSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1987-08-11· cited 186×
- State v. PrioleauSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1995-08-22· cited 166×
- State v. AmarilloSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1986-01-14· cited 130×
- State v. TatumSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1991-07-30· cited 121×
- State v. FigueroaSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1995-08-15· cited 114×
- Patsy Kelly Jarrett v. Frank R. Headley, Superintendent of Bedford Hills Correctional FacilitySecond Circuit· 1986-09-25· cited 94×
- State v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1994-05-18· cited 94×
- State v. OrtizSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1991-03-05· cited 91×
- State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1996-12-31· cited 88×
- State v. WootenSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1993-09-07· cited 78×
- State v. ColletteSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1986-04-01· cited 77×
- State v. WhiteSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1994-03-16· cited 76×
- State v. RaguseoSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1993-03-23· cited 72×
- State v. ElliottSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1979-03-06· cited 65×
- State v. HameleSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1982-09-14· cited 58×
- State v. JoyceSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1997-11-25· cited 55×
- State v. ForeshawSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1990-04-10· cited 46×
- Edwards v. WainwrightSupreme Court· 1986-03-31· cited 46×
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