Supreme Court of Connecticut· 8/4/1998

State v. Lewis

Citations

245 Conn. 779
717 A.2d 1140
1998 Conn. LEXIS 291

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holding that a defendant cannot be convicted of both murder and felony murder
rejecting defendant’s claim that any exculpatory hearsay evidence is constitutionally required to be admitted, regardless of its admissibility under evidentiary mies
rejecting constitutional challenge to instruction that reasonable doubt is doubt “for which you can in your own mind conscientiously give a reason” [internal quotation marks omitted]
rejecting constitutional challenge to instruction that reasonable doubt is doubt “for which you can in your own mind conscientiously give a reason” [internal quotation marks omitted]
third party's statements to informant, recounted in informant's statement to police, constitute multiple levels of hearsay
third party’s statements to informant, recounted in informant’s statement to police, constitute multiple levels of hearsay

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Judges: Borden

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