This petition for habeas corpus arises from the state's failure to correct the false and misleading testimony of one of its key witnesses in the trial of the petitioner, Sean Adams, who, following that trial, was convicted of murder and other offenses, and sentenced to 100 years in prison. The respondent, the commissioner of correction, appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court, which rever... More...    $0 (07-23-2013 - CT)

The petitioner, Sean Adams, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court

        [17 A.3d 480]

denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly concluded that he failed to prove that the state withheld impeachment evidence in violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 87, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d... More...    $0 (05-03-2011 - CT)

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The Justice Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut today announced an agreement with the City of Meriden, Connecticut to resolve allegations that the city violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) by denying the application of the Omar Islamic Center to establish a mosq... More...    $0 (11-06-2020 - CT)

In October 2013, defendant was charged with a single count of lewd or lascivious conduct with a child, second offense, for touching the vaginal area of his daughter C.A. sometime between July 2005 and July 2007. Prior to trial the State notified the defense of its intent to introduce evidence of prior bad acts, including that defendant was physically and emotionally 2 abusive toward C.A. and... More...    $0 (09-09-2018 - CT)

The defendant, Dequan McKethan, appeals from the judgments of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a, carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of General Statutes§ 29-35 (a), and possession of narcotics in violation of General Statutes § 21a-279 (a). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly granted the state’s mo... More...    $0 (08-05-2018 - CT)

The defendant, Donald Raynor, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court (1) improperly denied the defendant’s motion in limine to exclude or limit the scope of the testimony of the state’s expert witness on firearm and toolmark identification, and (2) abuse... More...    $0 (05-05-2018 - CT)

The plaintiffs‐appellants, Mr. and Mrs. P. (the “parents”), commenced this
action in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
(Bryant, J.) on behalf of themselves and their son, M.P., against the
defendants‐appellees, the West Hartford Board of Education (the “District” or
the “Board”) and two District officials in their official capacities,2 all... More...    $0 (04-02-2018 - CT)

The defendant, Ricardo Swilling, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial, of kidnapping in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-92 (a) (2) (A), home invasion in violation of General Statutes § 53a-100aa (a) (2), and assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-60 (a) (2).1 Additionally, following the defendant’s pleas of no... More...    $0 (03-31-2018 - CT)

1 Appeal by plaintiff from so much of a judgment of the United States
2 District Court for the District of Connecticut, Geoffrey W. Crawford, Judge, as granted
3 summary judgment dismissing his claims against defendant City of Hartford (the
4 "City"), brought principally under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for failing to supervise its police
5 officers with respect to appropriate use of force;... More...    $0 (03-13-2018 - CT)

In March 2014, Hartford police detective James Campbell and 10
Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) special agent Michael 11
Schatz––members of a DEA task force––were investigating a large‐12
scale  heroin‐trafficking  organization  operating  out  of  Hartford.
Based  on  information  from  a  wiretap  and  cooperating  sources, 1
Campbell and Schatz suspect... More...    $0 (12-30-2017 - CT)

This appeal arises out of a traffic stop of Defendant‐Appellant 2
Brayan Gomez.  During surveillance in connection with a heroin‐3
trafficking investigation in Hartford, Connecticut, officers observed 4
Gomez  commit  several  traffic  violations  and  stopped  his  car.  5
During  the  five‐minute  traffic  stop,  the  officers  prolonged  the 6
seizure ... More...    $0 (12-08-2017 - CT)

The defendant, Eddie N. C., appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of three counts of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (2); three counts of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (2); and one count of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (1). The defendan... More...    $0 (11-18-2017 - CT)

The defendant, Mark Hayward, appealsfromthejudgmentofconviction,renderedafter a jury trial, of larceny in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-119 and 53a-122 (a) (2). On appeal,thedefendantclaimsthattherewasinsufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he intended to permanently deprivethe victim of his property. We affirm the judgment of the trial court. The ... More...    $0 (12-16-2016 - CT)

It is well established that the state may immunize from prosecution a witness called in its case-in-chief. See generally General Statutes § 54-47a. Theprimaryquestioninthisappealiswhetherthestate, after immunizing such a witness for testimony given during the state’s case-in-chief, may decline to extend that immunity to the same witness in connection with his testimony during the defense case-in-... More...    $0 (10-22-2016 - CT)

.Thedefendant,EstrellaJ.C.,appealsfrom the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial,oftwocountsofriskofinjurytoachildinviolation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (2) and one count of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (1). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court committed reversible error by (1) admitting into evidence a video recordin... More...    $0 (10-22-2016 - CT)

Thedefendant,EstrellaJ.C.,appealsfrom the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial,oftwocountsofriskofinjurytoachildinviolation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (2) and one count of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (1). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court committed reversible error by (1) admitting into evidence a video recording... More...    $0 (10-08-2016 - CT)

. The dispositive issue in this certified appeal is whether a trial court’s purportedly improper exclusionofaprospectivejurorforcauseontheground that he was ‘‘not able to speak and understand the English language’’ within the meaning of General Statutes § 51-217 (a) (3) constitutes per se reversible error. The defendant, Jeffrey P. Gould, appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court affirming ... More...    $0 (09-07-2016 - CT)

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Daniel W. E., was found guilty of two counts of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (2) and one count of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 2001) § 53-21 (a) (2). The victim, his daughter, was between six and nine years old at the time of the assaults. The trial court rendered judgm... More...    $0 (09-07-2016 - CT)

The defendant, Terrance L. Rice, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial,ofunlawfulrestraintinthefirstdegreeinviolation of General Statutes § 53a-95 and breach of peace in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a181(a)(1).Heclaimsthat(1)thestatepresentedinsufficient evidence to support his conviction, and (2) the court violated his right to confrontatio... More...    $0 (08-15-2016 - CT)

This certified appeal requires us to consider a defendant’s rights and obligations when he seeks to advance a theory of defense that the police investigation into the crimewith which he was charged was inadequate. The state appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court, which reversed the judgment of conviction of the defendant, Billy Ray Wright, of murder and remanded the case for a new trial.... More...    $0 (07-27-2016 - CT)

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Luis Sanchez, was convicted of one count of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a and two counts of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (5). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court erred in (1) admitting, as proof of intent, prior misconduct evidence regarding his involvement in a shooting that h... More...    $0 (07-15-2016 - CT)

The defendant, Donald Saturno, appeals from the judgments of conviction rendered by the trial court following his conditional pleas of nolo contendere, pursuant to General Statutes § 54-94a,1 to onecountofmanufacturingabombinviolationofGeneral Statutes § 53-80a and one count of possession of child pornography in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-196d (a) (1). The defendant en... More...    $0 (07-15-2016 - CT)

This appeal raises the question of whether the trial court’s refusal to sever two unrelated criminal cases brought against the defendant, Eddie A. Perez,previouslyjoinedfortrialforpurposesofjudicial economy, improperly compromised the defendant’s right to choose whether to testify on his own behalf in one of the cases but to remain silent in the other. The AppellateCourtconcludedthatitdid,reversed... More...    $0 (07-15-2016 - CT)

Rivernider and Ponte organized and ran two related fraudulent schemes. 
The first, which Rivernider began in 2005, was called the “No More Bills”
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(“NMB”) program.  Through the NMB program, the defendants solicited funds
from clients who were promised a 10% monthly return that would be used to pay
off the client’s debts.  After receiving financial information from investors, t... More...    $0 (07-10-2016 - CT)

The defendant, Tyrone Tarver, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of felony murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54c, robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (2), and conspiracy to commit robbery in the third degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-48 and 53a-136 (a). On appeal, the defendant raises two separate c... More...    $0 (06-13-2016 - CT)