Supreme Court of Connecticut· 3/6/1990

State v. Walker

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214 Conn. 122
571 A.2d 686
1990 Conn. LEXIS 62

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in explaining inconsistent testimony, witness was allowed to testify that she received threats and was initially “too frightened to tell the truth,” even though threats could not be tied to defendant
in explaining inconsistent testimony, witness was allowed to explain that she received threats and was “too frightened to tell the truth,” even though threats could not be tied to defendant
witness impeached by admission of prior inconsistent statement generally entitled to explain contradictory statement
“[i]n order to avoid the effect of cross-examination a witness may be asked for reasons for acts or conduct on his part, or for inconsistent statements that have been brought out on cross-examination” [internal quotation marks omitted]
‘‘evidence of threats against witnesses is generally admissible either on the theory that such con- duct is inconsistent with the defendant’s claim of inno- cence or on the theory that the making of such threats evinces a consciousness of guilt’’

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Judges: Callahan

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