Legal Opinion
State v. Payne
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 11, 2002No. SC 16554PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SULLIVAN, C. J.
The sole issue in this appeal is whether, in the exercise of our supervisory authority over the administration of justice, the defendant should be afforded a new trial because of pervasive prosecutorial misconduct during the closing arguments of his trial. The defendant, Leotis Payne, appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court affirming his conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of felony murder in *448violation of General Statutes § 53a-54c,1 robbery in the first degree in violation General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (2) ,2 robbery in the second degree in violation of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- United States v. HastingSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Portuondo v. AgardSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- State v. SinghSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- State v. UbaldiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
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3Cited by56 opinions
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- State v. RizzoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
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