Legal Opinion
Massameno v. Statewide Grievance Committee
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 1, 1995No. 14930; 14931PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKatz, J.
This case presents an issue of first impression, whether the judicial branch of government, through the statewide grievance committee (committee), can regulate and sanction conduct by a prosecutor for the exercise of his official judgment without violating the separation of powers mandated by article second of the constitution of Connecticut. We conclude that it can.
The following facts are undisputed. In 1990, a warrant was issued for the arrest of Jacob Zamstein, a physician, in which he was charged with having sexually molested his two minor children. The warrant was signed by then state’s…
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