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State v. Scott

Citations

  • 270 Conn. 92
  • 851 A.2d 291
  • 2004 Conn. LEXIS 282

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that sexual assault convictions were permissible, ‘‘irrespective of the brief period of time separating them’’
  • ‘‘[f]light, when unexplained, tends to prove a con- sciousness of guilt . . . [and] is a form of circumstan- tial evidence’’ (internal quotation marks omitted)
  • conviction of two counts of sexual assault was permissible, ‘‘irrespective of the brief period of time separating them’’
  • ‘‘the fact that ambiguities or explanations may exist [that] tend to rebut an inference of guilt does not render evidence of flight inadmissible but simply constitutes a factor for the jury’s consideration’’ (internal quotation marks omitted)

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Judges: Borden

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