State v. Joyce

• Decision Date: 18 September 1997
• Citation: 243 Conn. 904,701 A.2d 336
• Parties: STATE of Connecticut v. David JOYCE.
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court

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701 A.2d 336

243 Conn. 904

STATE of Connecticut v. David JOYCE.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided Sept. 18, 1997.

Kent Drager, Senior Assistant Public Defender, in support of the petition.

Frederick W. Fawcett, Assistant State's Attorney, in opposition.

The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 45 Conn.App. 390, 696 A.2d 993 (AC 15603), is granted, limited to the following issue:

"Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court's unconstitutional restriction of the defendant's right to present evidence of a state witness' bias against him was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt?"

The Supreme Court docket number is SC 15767.