State v. Lynch

Decision Date18 September 1990
Citation580 A.2d 63,216 Conn. 806
CourtConnecticut Supreme Court
PartiesSTATE of Connecticut v. Edward T. LYNCH.

Wesley W. Horton, Hartford, Conn., and Alan M. Dershowitz, pro hac vice, Cambridge, Mass., in support of the petition.

Susan C. Marks, Asst. State's Atty., in opposition.

The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 21 Conn.App. 386, 574 A.2d 230, is denied.

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26 cases
  • State v. Schiappa
    • United States
    • Connecticut Supreme Court
    • March 23, 1999
    ...to a custodian such as a law enforcement officer." State v. Lynch, 21 Conn. App. 386, 396, 574 A.2d 230, cert. denied, 216 Conn. 806, 580 A.2d 63 (1990); see also Latine v. Mann, 25 F.3d 1162, 1166-67 (2d Cir. 1994) (declarant's dual inculpatory statement made during "a formal police interr......
  • Skakel v. State Of Conn.
    • United States
    • Connecticut Supreme Court
    • April 20, 2010
    ...party declarations exculpating accused is based on "concern[s] about the dangers of collusion and fabrication"), cert. denied, 216 Conn. 806, 580 A.2d 63 (1990). Thus, when determining admissibility, the trial court makes no determination as to what weight, if any, a jury might give this ev......
  • State v. Graham
    • United States
    • Connecticut Supreme Court
    • October 4, 2022
    ...such as a law enforcement officer ." (Emphasis added.) State v. Lynch , 21 Conn. App. 386, 396, 574 A.2d 230, cert. denied, 216 Conn. 806, 580 A.2d 63 (1990). Far from giving a statement in a custodial environment to law enforcement, Moye made his statement during a casual backyard gatherin......
  • State v. Forde
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • March 9, 1999
    ...can be inferred from the conduct of the accused. State v. Lynch, [21 Conn. App. 386, 400, 574 A.2d 230, cert. denied, 216 Conn. 806, 580 A.2d 63 (1990)].' State v. Boykin, [27 Conn. App. 558, 565, 609 A.2d 242, cert. denied, 223 Conn. 905, 610 A.2d 179 (1992)]." State v. Elijah, supra, Furt......
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