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Supreme Court of Connecticut· 5/8/1990

State v. Walker

Citations

  • 215 Conn. 1
  • 574 A.2d 188
  • 1990 Conn. LEXIS 140

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  • defendant’s untimely request to be afforded opportunity to photograph crime scene and interview eyewitness led court to conclude that defendant provided insufficient reasons to justify continuance
  • “the admissibility of evidence is a matter of state law and unless there is resultant denial of fundamental fairness or the denial of a specific constitutional right, no constitutional issue is involved” [internal quotation marks omitted]
  • “the admissibility of evidence is a matter of state law and unless there is resultant denial of fundamental fairness or the denial of a specific constitutional right, no constitutional issue is involved” [internal quotation marks omitted]
  • it is “well within” court’s discretion to deny “patently tardy” request for continuance
  • ‘‘the admissibility of evidence is a matter of state law and unless there is a resultant denial of fundamental fairness or the denial of a specific constitu- tional right, no constitutional issue is involved’’ [internal quotation marks omitted]
  • court did not abuse discretion in denying untimely request for continuance to photograph crime scene and interview eyewitness where, “other than speculation on appeal, there is no reason to believe that the denial of the request impaired the defendant’s ability to present a defense”

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Judges: Callahan

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