State v. Jackson

1 Citing case

  1. State v. Jackson

    283 Conn. 111 (Conn. 2007)   Cited 15 times
    In State v. Jackson, 283 Conn. 111, 120–124, 925 A.2d 1060 (2007), the Connecticut Supreme Court flatly rejected it, noting the growing support for Instruction 21 and the unlikelihood that jurors in a criminal case even would be aware of the clear and convincing standard.

    Thereafter, we granted the state's petition for certification to appeal, limited to the following issue: "Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court's jury instruction regarding proof beyond a reasonable doubt was constitutionally infirm?" State v. Jackson, 278 Conn. 902, 896 A.2d 105 (2006). We conclude that the Appellate Court's determination that the instruction on reasonable doubt impermissibly diluted the state's burden of proof was improper, and, accordingly, we reverse its judgment.