State v. James K.

• Citation: 342 Conn. 904,270 A.3d 692 (Mem)
• Parties: STATE of Connecticut v. JAMES K.
• Decision Date: 08 March 2022
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court

342 Conn. 904
270 A.3d 692 (Mem)

STATE of Connecticut
v.
JAMES K.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided March 8, 2022

Pamela S. Nagy, supervisory assistant public defender, in support of the petition.

Melissa E. Patterson, senior assistant state's attorney, in opposition.

The defendant's petition for certification to appeal from the Appellate Court, 209 Conn. App. 441, 267 A.3d 858 (2021), is granted, limited to the following issues:

"1. Did the trial court improperly preclude defense counsel from asking prospective jurors to express their opinions about the practice of a parent kissing his or her child on the lips, and, if the answer to that question is ‘yes' and the error is subject to harmless error review, was that error harmful?

"2. Did the trial court err in not excluding a videorecorded forensic interview with the complainant when the complainant gave clear and cogent testimony at trial and the prejudicial effect of the video-recorded interview greatly outweighed its marginal probative value?"