State v. Falcon

CourtSupreme Court of Connecticut
Citation797 A.2d 521,260 Conn. 924
PartiesSTATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ARIEL FALCON
Decision Date15 May 2002

260 Conn. 924
797 A.2d 521

STATE OF CONNECTICUT
v.
ARIEL FALCON

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided May 15, 2002.


Melissa L. Streeto, special deputy assistant state's attorney, in support of the petition.

Matthew J. Collins, special public defender, in opposition.

The petition by the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 68 Conn. App. 884 (AC 20475), is denied.

ZARELLA, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition.

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  • State v. Samuels, (AC 21681).
    • United States
    • Appellate Court of Connecticut
    • 25 d2 Março d2 2003
    ...that will dispose of the case." (Internal quotation marks omitted.) State v. Falcon, 68 Conn. App. 884, 886, 793 A.2d 274, cert. denied, 260 Conn. 924, 797 A.2d 521 (2002). It is, nevertheless, patent that the victim did not testify that she complained of or related any incident to either t......
  • Lapointe v. Comm'r of Corr., SC19079
    • United States
    • Supreme Court of Connecticut
    • 21 d2 Abril d2 2015
    ...795 A.2d 548 (deferring to habeas court's decision not to credit uncontradicted testimony of petitioner's expert witness), cert. denied, 260 Conn. 924, 797 A.2d 520 (2002). 10. I agree with the majority's statement in footnote 38 of its opinion that the proper standard for assessing credibi......
  • Lapointe v. Comm'r of Corr., 19079.
    • United States
    • Supreme Court of Connecticut
    • 31 d2 Março d2 2015
    ...795 A.2d 548 (deferring to habeas court's decision not to credit uncontradicted testimony of petitioner's expert witness), cert. denied, 260 Conn. 924, 797 A.2d 520 (2002).10 I agree with the majority's statement in footnote 38 of its opinion that the proper standard for assessing credibili......
  • State v. John M., 25313.
    • United States
    • Appellate Court of Connecticut
    • 11 d2 Abril d2 2006
    ...is clearly to avoid unnecessary constitutional adjudication. State v. Falcon, 68 Conn.App. 884, 886, 793 A.2d 274, cert. denied, 260 Conn. 924, 797 A.2d 521 (2002), overruled on other grounds, State v. D'Antonio, 274 Conn. 658, 692 n. 20, 877 A.2d 696 (2005) (en Our Supreme Court expressly ......
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