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Criminal Law Appellate Court Opinion

by Booth, George

 

AC39796 - State v. Torres (Murder; carrying pistol without permit; "The defendant, Quavon Torres, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder pursuant to General Statutes § 53a-54a and carrying a pistol without a permit pursuant to General Statutes § 29-35 (a). He claims on appeal that an eyewitness' first time in-court identification of him as the shooter should have been excluded pursuant to our Supreme Court's decision in State v. Dickson, 322 Conn. 410, 141 A.3d 810 (2016), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___ (June 19, 2017) (No. 16-866). We agree and reverse the judgment of the trial court.")