State v. Blasko

• Decision Date: 27 January 1987
• Citation: State v. Blasko, 202 Conn. 189, 520 A.2d 207 (Conn. 1987)
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
• Parties: STATE of Connecticut v. George BLASKO.

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520 A.2d 207

202 Conn. 189

STATE of Connecticut v.George BLASKO.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Argued Jan. 14, 1987.

Decided Jan. 27, 1987.

John M. Massameno, Asst. State's Atty., with whom, on brief, were John J. Kelly, Chief State's Atty, and Domenick Galluzzo, Asst. State's Atty., for appellant(state).

Barbara Aaron, with whom, on brief, were Albert J. McGrail, Hartford, and Patrick Tomasiewicz, Torrington, for appellee(defendant).

Before PETERS, C.J., and ARTHUR H. HEALEY, SHEA, SANTANIELLO and CALLAHAN, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

This issue in this appeal is whether the 1985 reform of the procedures governing investigatory grand juries terminated the authority of grand juries that had been duly constituted before the effective date of Public Acts 1985, No. 85-611.Because the continuing validity of a number of pre-1985 grand juries is affected by our resolution of this issue, this is an unusual case demanding expedited resolution.Accordingly, we announce herewith our decision that Public Acts 1985, No. 85-611, as clarified byPublic Acts 1986, No. 86-317, did not revoke the authority of or alter the procedures governing investigatory grand juries that...