State v. Leniart

CourtConnecticut Supreme Court
CitationState v. Leniart, 323 Conn. 918, 150 A.3d 1149 (Conn. 2016)
Decision Date04 October 2016
Parties STATE of Connecticut v. George Michael LENIART

Stephen M. Carney, senior assistant state's attorney, in support of the petition.

Lauren Weisfeld, chief of legal services, in opposition.

The petition by the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 166 Conn.App. 142, 140 A.3d 1026 (2016), is granted, limited to the following issues:

"1. Did the Appellate Court correctly conclude that the trial court erroneously excluded a witness' polygraph test interview?
"2. If the answer to the first question is in the affirmative, did the Appellate Court correctly determine that the ruling substantially affected the verdict?
"3. Did the Appellate Court correctly conclude that the trial court erroneously excluded expert testimony regarding jailhouse informant testimony?
"4. If the
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  • State v. Walker
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • December 20, 2016
    ...the jury reasonably could have inferred that his ultimate plan was to kill [the victim]."), cert. granted on other grounds, 323 Conn. 918, 150 A.3d 1149 (2016).Our role on appeal is to "construe the evidence in the light most favorable to sustaining the verdict.... [We then] determine wheth......
  • State v. Leniart
    • United States
    • Connecticut Supreme Court
    • October 4, 2016