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State v. Quintana

Citations

  • 209 Conn. 34
  • 547 A.2d 534
  • 1988 Conn. LEXIS 263

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  • holding that a defective self-defense instruction was harmless where the victim and the defense witness gave inconsistent versions of the stabbing, and the jury necessarily rejected the self-defense version presented by the defense
  • defendant failed to make requisite harmfulness showing on his rules of practice violation claim
  • defendant failed to make requisite harmfulness showing on his rules of practice violation claim
  • erroneous jury instruction was harmless when jury’s verdict hinged on factual determi- nations that were ‘‘ ‘not classically dependent’ ’’ on sub- tleties of legal issue

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Judges: Covello

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