Supreme Court of Connecticut, 1996

State v. Brown

State v. Brown
Supreme Court of Connecticut · Decided July 8, 1996
238 Conn. 901; 677 A.2d 1376; 1996 Conn. LEXIS 289

State v. Brown

Opinion of the Court

The petition by the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 41 Conn. App. 317 (AC 14983), is granted, limited to the following issue:

“Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that (1) the trial court abused its discretion in denying the defendant’s motion for a continuance for DNA testing, and (2) the error was so prejudicial that it denied the defendant a fair trial?”

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