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State v. MAKEE R.State v. MAKEE R.

Supreme Court of Connecticut
Nov 17, 2009
SC 18494
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The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 117 ‍​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍Conn. App. 191 (AC 28946), is granted, limited to the following issues:

“1. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court’s ‍​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍preliminary instruction to the jury regarding posttrial sentencing procedures was improper but nonetheless did not affect the fairness of the trial?

“2. Did ‍​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍the Appellate Court properly determine that the trial court’s final instructions to the jury regarding the child-victim’s credibility did not unfairly ‍​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍bolster the credibility of the victim, nor dilute the state’s burden of proof, nor prejudice the defendant?”

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

Case Details

Case Name: State v. MAKEE R.
Court Name: Supreme Court of Connecticut
Date Published: Nov 17, 2009
Citations: 294 Conn. 912; 983 A.2d 275; 2009 Conn. LEXIS 518; SC 18494
Docket Number: SC 18494
Court Abbreviation: Conn.
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