State of Connecticut v. Gibson

Decision Date30 June 2009
Citation973 A.2d 1276,292 Conn. 916
CourtConnecticut Supreme Court
PartiesSTATE OF CONNECTICUT v. Gary D. GIBSON.

The petition by the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 114 Conn.App. 295, 969 A.2d 784 (2009), is granted, limited to the following issue:

"Did the Appellate Court properly determine that the trial prosecutor's two uses of the words `I think' while marshaling the evidence during closing argument amounted to prosecutorial impropriety? If so, did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the alleged impropriety deprived the defendant of the due process right to a fair trial?"

The Supreme Court docket number is SC 18402.

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4 cases
  • State v. Gibson
    • United States
    • Connecticut Supreme Court
    • November 22, 2011
    ...Court properly conclude that the alleged impropriety deprived the defendant of the due process right to a fair trial?” State v. Gibson, 292 Conn. 916, 973 A.2d 1276 (2009). We conclude that the prosecutor's remarks were not improper and, accordingly, we reverse in part the judgment of the A......
  • State v. Zillo
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • November 2, 2010
    ..."I think" in this case to the use of those same words in State v. Gibson, 114 Conn.App. 295, 309, 969 A.2d 784, cert. granted, 292 Conn. 916, 973 A.2d 1276 (2009), in which we found such use to be improper. In Gibson, the prosecutor had asked rhetorical questions of the jury and then answer......
  • State Of Conn. v. Zillo
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • November 2, 2010
    ...think'' in this case to the use of those same words in State v. Gibson, 114 Conn. App. 295, 309, 969 A.2d 784, cert. granted, 292 Conn. 916, 973 A.2d 1276 (2009), in which we found such use to be improper. In Gibson, the prosecutor had asked rhetorical questions of the jury and then answere......
  • State v. Gibson
    • United States
    • Connecticut Supreme Court
    • November 22, 2011
    ...properly conclude that the alleged impropriety deprived the defendant of the due process right to a fair trial?'' State v. Gibson, 292 Conn. 916, 973 A.2d 1276 (2009). We conclude that the prosecutor's remarks were not improper and, accordingly, we reverse in part the judgment of the Appell......

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