Supreme Court of Connecticut, 2002

State v. Thompson

State v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Connecticut · Decided June 18, 2002
260 Conn. 936; 802 A.2d 90; 2002 Conn. LEXIS 262

State v. Thompson

Opinion of the Court

The petition by the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 69 Conn. App. 299 (AC 21588), is granted, limited to the following issues:

“1. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the prosecutor’s three improper remarks in rebuttal argument required reversal of the judgment of conviction?

“2. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that: (a) the trial court improperly permitted one witness to testify as to the credibility of another; and (b) that ruling constituted harmful error?”

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

Joy K. Fausey, deputy assistant state’s attorney, in support of the petition. Moira L. Buckley, assistant public defender, in opposition. Decided June 18, 2002

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