Supreme Court of Connecticut· 8/3/2010

State v. Hedge

Citations

1 A.3d 1051
297 Conn. 621
2010 Conn. LEXIS 275

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explaining that, without evidence that directly connects third party to crime, ‘‘[i]t is not enough to show that another had the motive to commit the crime’’ (internal quotation marks omitted)
‘‘there is no substantive difference between the pertinent federal and Connecticut rules [of evidence governing evidence of other crimes, wrongs or acts]’’ (internal quotation marks omitted)
‘‘factual inferences that support a guilty verdict need only be reasonable’’ (internal quota- tion marks omitted)
defendant has constitutional right to introduce evi- dence of third-party culpability if it is relevant and directly connects third party to crime
“[t]he common-law doctrine of collateral estoppel, or issue preclusion, embodies a judicial policy in favor of judicial economy” [internal quotation marks omitted]
\[i]t is well established that the question of intent is purely a question of fact ... the determination of which should stand unless the conclusion drawn by the trier is an unreasonable one\ [internal quotation marks omitted]

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Judges: Rogers, Norcott, Palmer, Vertefeuille, Zarella

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