180 Conn. App. 291 - State v. Walker’s Empirical Analysis

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12 state decisions

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1. “a defendant can prevail on a claim of constitutional error not preserved at trial only if all of the following conditions are met: (1) the record is adequate to review the alleged claim of error; (2) the claim is of constitutional magnitude alleging the violation of a fundamental right; (3) the alleged constitutional violation ... exists and ... deprived the defendant of a fair trial; and (4) if subject to harmless error analysis, the state has failed to demonstrate harmlessness of the alleged constitutional violation beyond a reasonable doubt.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Walker

2. “it is not the case ... that anyone whose testimony may be relevant in establishing the chain of custody, authenticity of the sample, or accuracy of the testing device, must appear in person as part of the prosecution's case.... Although [i]t is the obligation of the prosecution to establish the chain of custody ... this does not mean that everyone who laid hands on the evidence must be called.... [G]aps in the chain [of custody] normally go to the weight of the evidence rather than its admissibility.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 186 Conn. App. 366 - Davis v. Commissioner of Correction

3. “The defendant, Daquane Adams, and the third man got in the Toyota and drove toward the parking lot exit. With the victim slumped over in the driver's seat, Green pursued the Toyota. He caught up to it at the end of the street and rammed the Acura into the back of the Toyota. The victim's Acura was disabled, but the Toyota was able to be driven away. The victim died of a gunshot wound to his head.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Walker