State v. Mebane

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LONNIE MEBANE (SC 20750) Robinson, C. J., and McDonald, D’Auria, Mullins, Ecker, Dannehy and Gold, Js. Syllabus Convicted of murder, criminal possession of a pistol or revolver, and carrying a pistol or revolver without a permit, the defendant appealed to this court. The defendant claimed, inter alia, that the trial court had violated his due process right to a fair trial by asking certain witnesses questions that favored the state and prejudiced him, and that the trial court had improperly instructed the jury on the presumption of innocence and his presence at the…