Supreme Court of Connecticut, 2001

State v. Payne

State v. Payne
Supreme Court of Connecticut · Decided July 5, 2001
257 Conn. 904; 777 A.2d 195; 2001 Conn. LEXIS 297

State v. Payne

Opinion of the Court

The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 63 Conn. App. 583 (AC 20232), is granted, limited to the following issue:

“In the exercise of our supervisory authority over the administration of justice, should the defendant be afforded a new trial due to pervasive prosecutorial misconduct during closing argument?”

ZARELLA, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition.

Timothy J. Sugrue, senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided July 5, 2001

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