174 Conn. App. 488 - State v. Holley’s Empirical Analysis
2017
Citation profile
15
cited by 15 later decisions
1
states following
April 2021
most recently cited
15 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Schneckloth v. Bustamonte · Mapp v. Ohio · Holland v. United States · State v. Golding · State v. Geisler
Most-quoted passages
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“well established standard of review governing claims of instructional impropriety. [I]ndividual jury instructions should not be judged in artificial isolation, but must be viewed in the context of the overall charge.... The pertinent test is whether the charge, read in its entirety, fairly presents the case to the jury in such a way that injustice is not done to either party under the established rules of law.... Thus, [t]he whole charge must be considered from the standpoint of its effect on the [jurors] in guiding them to the proper verdict ... and not critically dissected in a microscopic search for possible error.... Accordingly, [i]n reviewing a constitutional challenge to the trial court's instruction, we must consider the jury charge as a whole to determine whether it is reasonably possible that the instruction misled the jury.... In other words, we must consider whether the instructions [in totality] are sufficiently correct in law, adapted to the issues and ample for the guidance of the jury.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[r]eviewing courts are especially hesitant in reversing a conviction on the basis of an inaccuracy in a trial court's oral instruction if the jury was provided with accurate written instructions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“A challenge to the validity of jury instructions presents a question of law over which this court has plenary review.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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