State v. Vines

Opinion

In this criminal appeal, we granted the defendant’s petition for certification to appeal limited to the following issues: “1. Should this court determine, in the exercise of its supervisory power over the administration of criminal justice, that a trial judge may not absent himself [or herself] from the courtroom during the playback of testimony? 2. If the answer to the first question is ‘yes,’ should [the defendant’s] conviction be reversed?” State v. Vines, 261 Conn. 943, 808 A.2d 1137 (2002). After fully considering the briefs and arguments of the parties, we affirm the judgment of…