State v. Schiappa

Decision Date29 May 1997
Citation695 A.2d 541,241 Conn. 908
PartiesSTATE of Connecticut v. Kimberly P. SCHIAPPA.
CourtConnecticut Supreme Court

Frederick W. Fawcett, Assistant State's Attorney, in support of the petition.

Elizabeth M. Inkster, Assistant Public Defender, in opposition.

The petition by the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 44 Conn.App. 731, 692 A.2d 820 (AC 14450), is granted, limited to the following issues:

"1. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the requirement of the unavailability of the declarant was not met with respect to witness Stephen Staffy's statement?

"2. With respect to the statement of witness Gary Meier: (a) did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the defendant's claim was of constitutional magnitude under State v. Golding, 213 Conn. 233, 567 A.2d 823 (1989), and (b) if the answer to (a) is yes, did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court's instructions regarding adoptive admissions by a defendant were improper?"

The Supreme Court docket number is SC 15696.

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3 cases
  • State v. Schiappa
    • United States
    • Connecticut Supreme Court
    • 23 de março de 1999
    ...to the two issues upon which the Appellate Court relied in reversing the defendant's manslaughter conviction.6 State v. Schiappa, 241 Conn. 908, 695 A.2d 541 (1997). Thereafter, pursuant to what is now Practice Book § 84-11,7 the defendant presented for review the following alternate ground......
  • State v. WILLIAM C.
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • 16 de julho de 2002
    ... ... App. 85 improper. State v. Schiappa, 248 Conn. 132, 167-77, 728 A.2d 466 (en banc), cert. denied, 528 U.S. 862, 120 S. Ct. 152, 145 L. Ed.2d 129 (1999). On the basis of the holding in United States v. Doyle, 130 F.3d 523 (2d Cir. 1997), the Schiappa court exercised its supervisory powers and instructed trial courts in the ... ...
  • State v. Rogers
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • 22 de setembro de 1998
    ...process right to an adequately instructed jury. See State v. Schiappa, 44 Conn.App. 731, 739-40, 692 A.2d 820, cert. granted, 241 Conn. 908, 695 A.2d 541 (1997). We conclude, however, that the defendant has failed to show that the alleged violation clearly exists and clearly deprived him of......

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