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State v. Corley

Citations

  • 177 Conn. 243
  • 413 A.2d 826
  • 1979 Conn. LEXIS 732

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding that failure to permit inquiry into potentially favorable disposition of chief witness’ pending charges in exchange for his testimony constituted violation of defendant’s right under confrontation clause
  • “evidence of arrest without conviction is not admissible to attack the credibility of a witness”
  • cross-examination of state’s “ ‘chief witness’ ” deemed crucial and therefore improperly curtailed

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Judges: Cotter, Loiselle, Bogdanski, Longo, Peters

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