# State v. Kulmac

> Supreme Court of Connecticut · July 5, 1994 · 230 Conn. 43

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7843403

## Case

- **Full name:** State of Connecticut v. Steven B. Kulmac
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Connecticut
- **Decided:** July 5, 1994
- **Citations:** 230 Conn. 43; 644 A.2d 887; 1994 Conn. LEXIS 205
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Berdon
- **Judges:** Berdon, Borden, Katz
- **Cited by:** 149 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- concluding that court did not violate defendant’s right to confront witnesses by excluding evidence of prior sexual conduct when record did not support defendant’s claim that victims falsely accused him of assaults perpetrated by others in order to shield others from harm wher…
- observing that in context of victim similarity, familial type relationship between defendant and victim's family gave him access to victim

## Opinion text

Berdon, J.,
dissenting. I agree with Justice Katz’ well reasoned dissent concerning parts III and VIII of the majority opinion. Although the defendant raises other claims that trouble me, I need not reach them, because the improper admission of the uncharged misconduct evidence would require a new trial on all counts.

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