Legal Opinion
State v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 13, 2001No. SC 16225PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BORDEN, J.
The state appeals, following our grant of certification, from the judgment of the Appellate Court reversing the defendant’s conviction on drug possession and distribution charges. The state claims that the Appellate Court improperly concluded that: (1) certain juror misconduct occurring during the course of the trial required the exercise of the Appellate Court’s supervisory authority so as to require a new trial; and (2) the jury misconduct in this case constituted a structural defect that required a new trial. We reverse the judgment of the Appellate Court.
The defendant,…
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