5 Connecticut opinions name it 2 courts 1986–2007 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Connecticut courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
State v. Lemoinegreen2 sentences2007The court in Winegeart did not conclude, however, that defining reasonable doubt in such terms necessarily is constitutionally defective; id., 902-903 ; and this court has rejected the claim that it is improper to define reasonable doubt as “something more than a guess or a surmise.” State v. Lemoine, 256 Conn. 193, 202, 204 , 770 A.2d 491 (2001). 2007The court in Winegeart did not conclude, however, that defining reasonable doubt in such terms necessarily is constitutionally defective; id., 902-903 ; and this court has rejected the claim that it is improper to define reasonable doubt as “something more than a guess or a surmise.” State v. Lemoine, 256 Conn. 193, 202, 204 , 770 A.2d 491 (2001). | 1 | 1 |
American Trading Real Estate Properties, Inc. v. Town of Trumbullgreen2 sentences2004West Hartford v. Talcott, 138 Conn. 82, 91 , 82 A.2d 351 (1951); cf. American Trading Real Estate Properties, Inc. v. Trumbull, 215 Conn. 68, 79 , 574 A.2d 796 (1990) (“land is indeed held for public use even when a municipality is not presently making use of the land but is simply holding it for development at some later time”). 2004West Hartford v. Talcott, 138 Conn. 82, 91 , 82 A.2d 351 (1951); cf. American Trading Real Estate Properties, Inc. v. Trumbull, 215 Conn. 68, 79 , 574 A.2d 796 (1990) (“land is indeed held for public use even when a municipality is not presently making use of the land but is simply holding it for development at some later time”). | 1 | 1 |
Bauer v. Waste Management of Connecticut, Inc.green1 sentence2001See, e.g., Beacon Falls v. Posick, supra, 212 Conn. 572 ; see also Bauer v. Waste Management of Connecticut, Inc., supra, 234 Conn. 221 (rejecting claim that permit issued by department of environmental protection to construct landfill with maximum height of 190 feet preempted local ordinance limiting maximum height to ninety feet). “[The] test frequently used to determine whether a conflict exists is whether the ordinance permits or licenses that which the statute forbids, or prohibits that which the statute authorizes; if so, there is a conflict. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Connecticut. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Winegeart v. State
green
1 sentence2007The court in Winegeart did not conclude, however, that defining reasonable doubt in such terms necessarily is constitutionally defective; id., 902-903 ; and this court has rejected the claim that it is improper to define reasonable doubt as “something more than a guess or a surmise.” State v. Lemoine, 256 Conn. 193, 202, 204 , 770 A.2d 491 (2001). | 1 | 2007–2007 |
State v. Davis
green
1 sentence2007The defendant first contends that the court improperly instructed the jury that a reasonable doubt is “something more than a guess or a surmise.” Our Supreme Court recently held that this instruction was proper in State v. Davis, supra, 283 Conn. 280 , stating that “this court has rejected the claim that it is improper to define reasonable doubt as ‘something more than a guess or a surmise.’ . . . | 1 | 2007–2007 |
Town of West Hartford v. Talcott
green
2 sentences2004West Hartford v. Talcott, 138 Conn. 82, 91 , 82 A.2d 351 (1951); cf. American Trading Real Estate Properties, Inc. v. Trumbull, 215 Conn. 68, 79 , 574 A.2d 796 (1990) (“land is indeed held for public use even when a municipality is not presently making use of the land but is simply holding it for development at some later time”). 2004West Hartford v. Talcott, 138 Conn. 82, 91 , 82 A.2d 351 (1951); cf. American Trading Real Estate Properties, Inc. v. Trumbull, 215 Conn. 68, 79 , 574 A.2d 796 (1990) (“land is indeed held for public use even when a municipality is not presently making use of the land but is simply holding it for development at some later time”). | 1 | 2004–2004 |
State v. Avcollie
green
2 sentences1986State v. Avcollie, 188 Conn. 626, 636-37 , 453 A.2d 418 (1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 928 , 103 S. Ct. 2088 , 77 L. 1986State v. Avcollie, 188 Conn. 626, 636-37 , 453 A.2d 418 (1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 928 , 103 S. Ct. 2088 , 77 L. | 1 | 1986–1986 |
Dixie Finance Co. v. Federal Trade Commission
green
1 sentence1986State v. Avcollie, 188 Conn. 626, 636-37 , 453 A.2d 418 (1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 928 , 103 S. Ct. 2088 , 77 L. | 1 | 1986–1986 |
Richardson v. Donovan
green
1 sentence1986State v. Avcollie, 188 Conn. 626, 636-37 , 453 A.2d 418 (1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 928 , 103 S. Ct. 2088 , 77 L. | 1 | 1986–1986 |
Stoutt v. Oregon ex rel. Adult & Family Services Division
green
1 sentence1986State v. Avcollie, 188 Conn. 626, 636-37 , 453 A.2d 418 (1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 928 , 103 S. Ct. 2088 , 77 L. | 1 | 1986–1986 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.