State v. Brown

The principal issue in this certified appeal is whether, upon the receipt of information alleging serious jury misconduct, a trial court has a duty to conduct an inquiry into the allegations even in the absence of a proper request by counsel. After a jury trial, the defendant, Lionel Brown, was convicted of, inter alia,1 forgery in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-140 (a)2 and attempted larceny *505in the third degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 (a) and 53a-124 (a) (2).3 The trial court rendered judgment on the jury verdict and the defendant appealed to the…