Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1/5/1988
State v. Jones
Citations
- 205 Conn. 723
- 535 A.2d 808
- 1988 Conn. LEXIS 6
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- erroneous exclusion of evidence concerning defendant’s state of mind did not violate constitutional right to present defense when defendant allowed to introduce other similar evidence
- improper restriction on testimony of defendant’s sister concerning reasons for defendant’s flight, namely, his fear of victim’s family, was not of constitutional magnitude because defendant had explained flight in his own testimony
- discussing impermissible questions impheating religious beliefs in a criminal trial
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Shea
Read full opinion on CourtListenerCited by
66 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- State v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1994-07-26· cited 228×
- State v. PrioleauSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1995-08-22· cited 166×
- State v. PinnockSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1992-01-14· cited 150×
- State v. TatumSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1991-07-30· cited 121×
- State v. VilalastraSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1988-04-05· cited 110×
- State v. HollowaySupreme Court of Connecticut· 1989-01-24· cited 110×
- State v. LewisSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1991-12-17· cited 107×
- State v. AlvarezSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1990-08-21· cited 95×
- State v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1994-05-18· cited 94×
- State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1989-12-19· cited 89×
- State v. WootenSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1993-09-07· cited 78×
- State v. NegronSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1992-03-03· cited 73×
- State v. AliSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1995-06-06· cited 72×
- State v. FreeneySupreme Court of Connecticut· 1994-02-22· cited 69×
- State v. RolonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2001-07-31· cited 69×
- State v. SierraSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1990-01-09· cited 68×
- State v. ValentineSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1997-04-15· cited 63×
- State v. PayneSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1991-05-21· cited 62×
- State v. MoodySupreme Court of Connecticut· 1990-04-24· cited 54×
- State v. CampbellSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1993-06-01· cited 53×
Cites
25 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court· 1967-03-27· cited 23,069×
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court· 1979-01-15· cited 6,103×
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1973-06-05· cited 917×
- State v. WhelanSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1986-08-05· cited 393×
- Secondino v. New Haven Gas Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1960-11-15· cited 311×
- State v. StepneySupreme Court of Connecticut· 1983-08-30· cited 222×
- State v. RuthSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1980-06-10· cited 127×
- State v. ThomasArizona Supreme Court· 1981-11-06· cited 116×
- Asherman v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1987-03-03· cited 112×
- State v. BoucinoSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1986-03-18· cited 92×
- State v. BryantSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1987-03-24· cited 88×
- State v. VillafaneSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1976-09-21· cited 79×
- State v. HollidaySupreme Court of Connecticut· 1970-02-04· cited 72×
- Zenik v. O'BRIENSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1951-03-20· cited 70×
- State v. McClainSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1976-07-20· cited 68×
- State v. DanielsSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1980-03-18· cited 48×
- State v. GhereSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1986-08-26· cited 47×
- State v. AshermanSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1980-03-18· cited 44×
- State v. MullingsSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1987-01-06· cited 42×
- State v. BrokawSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1981-01-27· cited 32×
Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.