State v. Santiago, No. 17413.

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CourtConnecticut Supreme Court
Writing for the CourtNORCOTT
CitationState v. Santiago, 305 Conn. 101, 49 A.3d 566 (Conn. 2012)
Decision Date12 June 2012
Docket NumberNo. 17413.
PartiesSTATE of Connecticut v. Eduardo SANTIAGO.

305 Conn. 101

49 A.3d 566

STATE of Connecticut

v.Eduardo SANTIAGO.

No. 17413.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Argued April 27, 2011.

Decided June 12, 2012.

OPINION TEXT STARTS HERE

Mark Rademacher, assistant public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

Marjorie Allen Dauster, senior assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Gail P. Hardy, state's attorney, and Robert J. Scheinblum, Donna Mambrino and John F. Fahey, senior assistant state's attorneys, for the appellee (state).

ROGERS, C.J., and NORCOTT, ZARELLA, McLACHLAN, EVELEIGH, HARPER and VERTEFEUILLE, Js.

NORCOTT, J.

+-----------------+
                ¦TABLE OF CONTENTS¦
                +-----------------+
                
+------------------------------------------------+
                ¦  ¦                                        ¦    ¦
                +--+----------------------------------------+----¦
                ¦I.¦BACKGROUND FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY ¦584 ¦
                +------------------------------------------------+
                
+------------------------------------------+
                ¦  ¦A.¦Guilt Phase                     ¦584¦
                +--+--+--------------------------------+---¦
                ¦  ¦B.¦Penalty Phase                   ¦589¦
                +--+--+--------------------------------+---¦
                ¦  ¦C.¦Outline of Claims on Appeal     ¦597¦
                +------------------------------------------+
                
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦                                                               ¦       ¦
                +----+---------------------------------------------------------------+-------¦
                ¦II. ¦DID PROBABLE CAUSE EXIST FOR THE DEFENDANT'S ARREST ON CAPITAL ¦600    ¦
                ¦    ¦FELONY CHARGES UNDER § 53a–54b (2)?                            ¦       ¦
                +----+---------------------------------------------------------------+-------¦
                ¦    ¦                                                               ¦       ¦
                +----+---------------------------------------------------------------+-------¦
                ¦III.¦SUPPRESSION ISSUES                                             ¦602    ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦A.  ¦Additional Relevant Facts and Procedural History           ¦603   ¦
                +----+----+-----------------------------------------------------------+------¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦Should the Trial Court Have Suppressed the Defendant's     ¦      ¦
                ¦    ¦B.  ¦Statement Made in the Police Cruiser about the Location of ¦606   ¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦the Rifle?                                                 ¦      ¦
                +----+----+-----------------------------------------------------------+------¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦Did the Trial Court Improperly Deny the ny the Defendant's ¦      ¦
                ¦    ¦C.  ¦Motion to Suppress His Statement Made at the Police        ¦609   ¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦Station?                                                   ¦      ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦    ¦1. ¦Was the Defendant's Miranda Waiver Voluntary?          ¦609   ¦
                +----+----+---+-------------------------------------------------------+------¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦2. ¦Did the Police Violate the Defendant's Rights under    ¦611   ¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦Stoddard?                                              ¦      ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦D.  ¦Did the Police Illegally Seize the Murder Weapon during the¦615   ¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦Protective Sweep of the Defendant's Apartment?             ¦      ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦                                                               ¦       ¦
                +----+---------------------------------------------------------------+-------¦
                ¦IV. ¦JURY SELECTION CLAIMS                                          ¦617    ¦
                +----+---------------------------------------------------------------+-------¦
                ¦    ¦                                                               ¦       ¦
                +----+---------------------------------------------------------------+-------¦
                ¦    ¦WAS THERE SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE JURY'S GENERAL    ¦       ¦
                ¦V.  ¦VERDICT FINDING THE DEFENDANT GUILTY OF CAPITAL FELONY IN      ¦619    ¦
                ¦    ¦VIOLATION OF § 53a–54b (2) UNDER A THEORY OF ACCESSORIAL       ¦       ¦
                ¦    ¦LIABILITY PURSUANT TO § 53a–8?                                 ¦       ¦
                +----+---------------------------------------------------------------+-------¦
                ¦    ¦                                                               ¦       ¦
                +----+---------------------------------------------------------------+-------¦
                ¦VI. ¦CLAIMS ARISING FROM THE GUILT PHASE JURY INSTRUCTIONS          ¦624    ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦A.  ¦Did the Trial Court Properly Instruct the Jury about the   ¦625   ¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦Elements of Capital Felony under §§ 53a–54b (2) and 53a–8? ¦      ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦Was a Separate Agreement by Tyrell to Murder the Victim¦      ¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦1. ¦for Pecuniary Gain Necessary for the Defendant to Be   ¦627   ¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦Held Accessorily Liable under §§ 53a–54b (2) and 53a–8?¦      ¦
                +----+----+---+-------------------------------------------------------+------¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦2. ¦Did the Trial Court Improperly Fail to Define the Term ¦628   ¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦“Hired” under § 53a–54b (2)?                           ¦      ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦    ¦Does the Concededly Improper Instruction on Conspiracy to  ¦      ¦
                ¦    ¦B.  ¦Commit Burglary in Violation of §§ 53a–48 and 53a–101 (a)  ¦630   ¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦(2) Require Reversal of the Defendant's Conviction of That ¦      ¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦Charge?                                                    ¦      ¦
                +----+----+-----------------------------------------------------------+------¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦Did the Trial Court Improperly Instruct the Jury that It   ¦      ¦
                ¦    ¦C.  ¦Could Not Draw an Adverse Inference from the State's       ¦632   ¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦Failure to Produce Certain Cell Phone Records?             ¦      ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦                                                               ¦       ¦
                +----+---------------------------------------------------------------+-------¦
                ¦VII.¦DID THE TRIAL COURT IMPROPERLY REFUSE TO DISCLOSE TO THE       ¦636    ¦
                ¦    ¦DEFENDANT THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT FILE PERTAINING TO HIS FAMILY? ¦       ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦   ¦A. ¦Additional Relevant Facts and Procedural History¦639   ¦
                +---+---+------------------------------------------------+------¦
                ¦   ¦B. ¦Governing Law                                   ¦641   ¦
                +---------------------------------------------------------------+
                
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦    ¦1. ¦Constitutional Bases for In Camera Review              ¦642   ¦
                +----+----+---+-------------------------------------------------------+------¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦2. ¦In Camera Review as Applied in Death Penalty Cases     ¦645   ¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦under the Due Process Clause                           ¦      ¦
                +----+----+---+-------------------------------------------------------+------¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦3. ¦The Import of the ABA Guidelines to In Camera Review of¦648   ¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦Privileged Records                                     ¦      ¦
                +----+----+---+-------------------------------------------------------+------¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦4. ¦Appellate Review of the Trial Court's In Camera        ¦651   ¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦Determination                                          ¦      ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                
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                ¦     ¦                                                               ¦      ¦
                +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------+------¦
                ¦     ¦WAS THE JURY'S SENTENCING VERDICT ARBITRARY, NOT SUPPORTED BY  ¦      ¦
                ¦VIII.¦SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OR OTHERWISE A PRODUCT OF “PASSION,        ¦654   ¦
                ¦     ¦PREJUDICE OR OTHER ARBITRARY FACTOR?”                          ¦      ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                
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                ¦    ¦A.  ¦Was There Sufficient Evidence to Support Proof of the Sole ¦655   ¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦Aggravating Factor?                                        ¦      ¦
                +----+----+-----------------------------------------------------------+------¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦Could the Jury Reasonably Have Found That the Sole         ¦      ¦
                ¦    ¦B.  ¦Aggravating Factor Outweighed the Defendant's Mitigating   ¦656   ¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦Evidence?                                                  ¦      ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦                                                               ¦       ¦
                +----+---------------------------------------------------------------+-------¦
                ¦    ¦DOES THE FACT THAT THE SOLE AGGRAVATING FACTOR FOUND BY THE    ¦       ¦
                ¦IX. ¦JURY IS IDENTICAL TO AN ELEMENT OF THE UNDERLYING CAPITAL CRIME¦658
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