State v. Rigual

• Decision Date: 22 October 1998
• Citation: 247 Conn. 924,719 A.2d 1171
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
• Parties: STATE of Connecticut v. Antonio RIGUAL.

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719 A.2d 1171

247 Conn. 924

STATE of Connecticut v. Antonio RIGUAL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided Oct. 22, 1998.

G. Douglas Nash, 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, 49 Conn.App. 420, 714 A.2d 707 (1998), is granted, limited to the following issue:

"Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court had not improperly denied the defendant's request to provide a race-neutral explanation for its peremptory challenge of a venireperson of Portuguese descent?"

The Supreme Court docket number is SC 16026.

NORCOTT and KATZ, JJ., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition.