Supreme Court of Connecticut, 1993

State v. Patterson

Supreme Court of Connecticut · Decided July 15, 1993

227 Conn. 901; 630 A.2d 72; 1993 Conn. LEXIS 273

Cases that cite this one

2 later published cases cite this decision.

State v. Patterson (Conn. 1996)
State v. Patterson (Conn. 1994)

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Opinion of the Court

The state of Connecticut’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 31 Conn. App. 278 (AC 10752, AC 10855), is granted, limited to the following issues:

“1. Under applicable constitutional, common law or Practice Book rules, must a trial judge be physically present at voir dire in a criminal trial?

“2. If the judge’s physical presence is required, may the defendant waive the judge’s presence, and did he do so in the circumstances of this case?

“3. If the judge’s physical presence is required, may the judge’s absence be harmless error, and, if so, was it harmless error in the circumstances of this case?”

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