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State v. Lee

Citations

  • 229 Conn. 60
  • 640 A.2d 553
  • 1994 Conn. LEXIS 88

How courts have described this case

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

  • listing seven additional jurisdictions that had recognized objective entrapment before Baca
  • “We decline to apply the law of another jurisdiction merely because a portion of the police investigation occurred there.”
  • “[i]n the discretionary realm, it is improper for the trial court to fail to exercise its discretion”
  • record reflects that trial court’s evidentiary rul- ing was result of mistaken belief that evidence was categorically inadmissible
  • trial court has wide latitude to place reasonable limits on such cross-examination “based on concerns about . . . harassment, prejudice, confusion of the issues, the witness’ safety, or interrogation that is repetitive or only marginally relevant” [internal quotation marks omitted]

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Judges: Berdon, Borden, Katz

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