State v. Colton, No. Cr6-289646 (Jan. 5, 1994)

[EDITOR'S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] MEMORANDUM OF DECISION The defendant, Murray Colton, who is charged with murder in violation of General Statutes 53a-54a and 53a-8, has moved to dismiss the charges against him, asserting that (1) double jeopardy principles bar a fourth trial because of prosecutorial misconduct at the third trial; (2) there is insufficient evidence because the former testimony of a key government witness, who is now deceased and, therefore, unavailable, may not be introduced in the fourth trial; (3) a fourth trial would undermine the…