State v. Watson

4 Citing cases

  1. State v. Armadore

    338 Conn. 407 (Conn. 2021)   Cited 10 times
    Holding that criminal defendant does not have privacy right in his codefendant's CSLI, and, thus, does not have standing to challenge admission of that evidence

    Nevertheless, "[t]he trial court has broad discretion on questions of relevance." State v. Watson , 26 Conn. App. 151, 156, 599 A.2d 385 (1991), cert. denied, 221 Conn. 907, 600 A.2d 1362 (1992).

  2. State v. Ramos

    261 Conn. 156 (Conn. 2002)   Cited 69 times   1 Legal Analyses
    In Ramos, we quoted this passage from Waz, namely, that defendants “bear the burden of establishing their entitlement to such review under the guidelines enumerated in Golding; ” (internal quotation marks omitted) id., quoting State v. Waz, supra, 240 Conn. at 371 n. 11, 692 A.2d 1217; in support of the proposition that a “party is obligated... affirmatively to request review under” either Golding or the plain error doctrine.

    Although defense evidence excluded on evidentiary grounds may give rise to a claim of denial of the rights to confrontation and to present a defense; Chambers v. Mississippi, 410 U.S. 284, 289-90, 93 S.Ct. 1038, 35 L.Ed.2d 297 (1973); a defendant is bound by the rules of evidence in presenting a defense. State v. Kelly, 208 Conn. 365, 375-76, 545 A.2d 1048 (1988); State v. Watson, 26 Conn. App. 151, 156, 599 A.2d 385 (1991), cert. denied, 221 Conn. 907, 600 A.2d 1362 (1992). Accordingly, if the proffered testimony is not relevant, it is properly excluded.

  3. State v. Battista

    31 Conn. App. 497 (Conn. App. Ct. 1993)   Cited 18 times

    Expert testimony is admissible if "(1) the witness has a special skill or knowledge directly applicable to a matter in issue, (2) that skill or knowledge is not common to the average person, and (3) the testimony would be helpful to the court or jury in considering the issues. State v. Kemp, [supra]; see also State v. Spigarolo, 210 Conn. 359, 376, 556 A.2d 112, cert. denied, 493 U.S. 933, 110 S.Ct. 322, 107 L.Ed.2d 312 (1989); State v. Watson, 26 Conn. App. 151, 153, 599 A.2d 385 (1991), cert. denied, 221 Conn. 907, 600 A.2d 1362 (1992)." (Internal quotation marks omitted.)

  4. State v. Christiano

    29 Conn. App. 642 (Conn. App. Ct. 1992)   Cited 7 times

    The test for admissibility of expert testimony is whether "(1) the witness has a special skill or knowledge directly applicable to a matter in issue, (2) that skill or knowledge is not common to the average person, and (3) the testimony would be helpful to the court or jury in considering the issues." Id.; see also State v. Spigarolo, 210 Conn. 359, 376, 556 A.2d 112, cert. denied, 493 U.S. 933, 110 S.Ct. 322, 107 L.Ed.2d 312 (1989); State v. Watson, 26 Conn. App. 151, 153, 599 A.2d 385 (1991), cert. denied, 221 Conn. 907, 600 A.2d 1362 (1992). In State v. Spigarolo, supra, the state presented a social worker to testify that it is not unusual for alleged abuse victims to tell inconsistent stories.