Legal Opinion
State v. Morrissette
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 9, 2003No. SC 16654PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PALMER, J.
The sole issue in this certified appeal is whether General Statutes § 52-2631 authorizes the state *660to take an immediate appeal from atrial court’s decision to grant a criminal defendant’s motion for a new trial after a guilty verdict has been rendered. We conclude that § 52-263 authorizes such an appeal upon the granting of a motion to set aside the verdict but not upon the granting of a motion for a new trial.
The following undisputed facts and procedural history are relevant to this appeal. A jury found the defendant, William Morrissette, guilty of felony murder in violation…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. WilsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Stamford Hospital v. VegaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. LuurtsemaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- State v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
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3Cited by7 opinions
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