Legal Opinion · Dissent

State v. Mungroo

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided January 5, 2011No. SC 18336Published

1DissentKatz, J.

With its decision, the majority continues its attack on what was once a foundation of this court’s jurisprudence: review of unpreserved constitutional errors pursuant to State v. Golding, 213 Conn. 233, 239-40, 567 A.2d 823 (1989).1 In doing so, it *678widens the fissure cleft by State v. Kitchens, 299 Conn. 447, 10 A.3d 942 (2011), in this court’s ability to rectify violations of criminal defendants’ constitutional rights. And so, I go “[o]nce more unto the breach, dear friends, once more . . . .”2

I would conclude that the defendant, Nazra Mungroo, did not waive review of her constitutional…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  2. State v. KitchensSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
  3. Buell Industries, Inc. v. Greater New York Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
  4. State v. CatorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
  5. State v. HammondSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001

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