STATE v. WILSON


158 Conn. 321 (1969)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CHARLES A. WILSON

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided June 23, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis RisCassi, special public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

Edward J. Daly, Jr., assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, was John D. LaBelle, state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

KING, C. J., ALCORN, HOUSE, THIM and RYAN, JS.


THIM, J.

The sole question presented on this appeal is whether the trial court was correct in striking from evidence a statement by a state's witness which the defendant claimed was admissible as a prior inconsistent statement to attack the witness' credibility.

The jury found the defendant guilty of breaking and entering in violation of § 53-76 of the General Statutes and of larceny in violation of § 53-63. At the trial, Mrs. Rita Brescia, who had...

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