Legal Opinion
State v. Dolphin
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 19, 1987No. 12235PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSantaniello, J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in restricting the scope of questioning during the voir dire examination of the potential jurors. The defendant, Herbert Dolphin, after a trial to a jury, was found guilty of robbery in the first degree and subsequently was found to be a persistent dangerous felony offender by a panel of three judges. The defendant appealed from the judgment of these convictions. We find error and remand the case for a new trial.
The facts relevant to this appeal are as follows: On March 22, 1981, at approximately 3:30 a.m., Don Marshall,…
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