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State v. Boscarino

Citations

  • 204 Conn. 714
  • 529 A.2d 1260
  • 1987 Conn. LEXIS 971

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding that joinder of charges relating to four factually similar incidents improper because trial lasted ten weeks and fifty-five witnesses testified
  • holding that trial court improperly consolidated four separate incidents of first degree sexual assault involving use of knife
  • criminal defendant has “right to the jury’s fair and independent consideration of the evidence in each case”
  • valid waiver of Miranda rights despite testimony that defendant had low IQ and other deficiencies allegedly rendering him incapable of waiving his rights
  • valid waiver of Miranda rights despite testimony that defendant had low IQ and other deficiencies allegedly rendering him incapable of waiving his rights
  • consolidated trial of four cases lasting ten weeks and involving the testimony of fifty-five witnesses found to create high risk of prejudice

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Judges: Peters

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144 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

63 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Other cases named State v. Boscarino

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