Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 2, 1988No. 13082PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the defendant, Vance Williams, has standing to challenge the procedure by which a witness against him has been immunized under General Statutes § 54-47a.1 We conclude that the defendant lacks stand*205ing to raise such a challenge. There is error, and the case is remanded to the trial court with direction to permit the immunized witness to testify at the trial of this case.
The chief court administrator appointed Anthony V. DeMayo, a judge of the Superior Court, to conduct an inquiry pursuant to General Statutes (Rev. to 1985) § 54-472 into…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Kastigar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Fisher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- State v. MorrillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SwinehartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Sadloski v. Town of ManchesterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. IBAN C.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- State v. JimenezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
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