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State v. Payne

Supreme Court of Connecticut
Jul 5, 2001
257 Conn. 904 (Conn. 2001)

Opinion

Decided July 5, 2001


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.

The Supreme Court docket number is SC 16554.

Conrad Ost Seifert, special public defender, in support of the petition. Timothy J. Sugrue, senior assistant state's attorney, in opposition.


Summaries of

State v. Payne

Supreme Court of Connecticut
Jul 5, 2001
257 Conn. 904 (Conn. 2001)
Case details for

State v. Payne

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LEOTIS PAYNE

Court:Supreme Court of Connecticut

Date published: Jul 5, 2001

Citations

257 Conn. 904 (Conn. 2001)
777 A.2d 195

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