Supreme Court of Connecticut, 1993

State v. Rivera

State v. Rivera
Supreme Court of Connecticut · Decided April 22, 1993
225 Conn. 924; 625 A.2d 825; 1993 Conn. LEXIS 140

State v. Rivera

Opinion of the Court

The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 30 Conn. App. 523 (AC 10884), is granted, limited to the following issue:

“Did the Appellate Court, in approving the trial court’s failure to instruct on the state’s burden to disprove the defense of consent beyond a reasonable doubt in a sexual assault case where consent was the only issue, deprive the defendant of his constitutional right to establish a defense?”

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