State v. Coltherst
| Decision Date | 23 March 2005 |
| Court | Connecticut Supreme Court |
| Parties | STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMAAL COLTHERST. |
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 87 Conn. App. 93 (AC 25175), is denied.
Moira L. Buckley, special public defender, in support of the petition.
Bruce R. Lockwood, assistant state's attorney, in opposition.
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State v. Luther
...should be avoided." (Internal quotation marks omitted.) State v. Coltherst, 87 Conn.App. 93, 99, 864 A.2d 869, cert. denied, 273 Conn. 919, 871 A.2d 371 (2005). "On appeal, the defendant bears the burden of establishing that there was irreparable prejudice to the defendant's case such that ......
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State v. Stuart
...(Citations omitted; internal quotation marks omitted.) State v. Coltherst, 87 Conn.App. 93, 99, 864 A.2d 869, cert. denied, 273 Conn. 919, 871 A.2d 371 (2005). We first address the defendant's argument that the submission of the exhibits constitutes a structural defect that is not subject t......
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Coltherst v. Commissioner of Correction
... ... involvement in the crimes. At trial he testified and denied ... any involvement. He claimed that the police had fabricated ... the statements and that he had signed them without reading ... them ... (Footnote omitted.) State v. Coltherst, 263 Conn ... 478, 483-87, 820 A.2d 1024 (2003). On appeal, he claimed ... "that the trial court improperly (1) instructed the jury ... that it could convict him of murder under the doctrine set ... forth in Pinkerton v. United States, 328 U.S. 640, ... ...
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State v. Messam
...(Citations omitted; internal quotation marks omitted.) State v. Coltherst, 87 Conn.App. 93, 99, 864 A.2d 869, cert. denied, 273 Conn. 919, 871 A.2d 371 (2005). On appeal, when we are asked to consider whether the court abused its discretion, we must be mindful that "[d]iscretion involves a ......
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