Legal Opinion

DUART v. Department of Correction

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided October 14, 2009No. SC 18476PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The plaintiffs petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 116 Conn. App. 758 (AC 29994), is granted, limited to the following issue:

“Whether the rule of Varley v. Varley, 180 Conn. 1, 428 A.2d 317 (1980), which requires a movant to demonstrate that the results at trial would have been different, applies to posttrial motions alleging knowing and deliberate discovery misconduct?”

NORCOTT and KATZ, Js., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Varley v. VarleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  2. DUART v. Department of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Duart v. Department of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2012
  2. Simms v. SeamanConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
  3. Duart v. Department of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2012