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State v. NiemeyerState v. Niemeyer

Supreme Court of Connecticut
Dec 22, 1999
SC 16232X01
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The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate ‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍Court, 55 Conn. App. 447 (AC 18590), is granted, limited to the following issues:

“1. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that there ‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍was insufficient evidence to support a conviction for kidnapping in violation of General Statutes § 53a-92 (a) (2) (A) and (Q?
“2. If the ‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍answer is ‘yes,’ should the trial court have given a specific unanimity charge when the defendant was charged under ‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍both General Statutes § 53a-92 (a) (2) (A) and (C), and the state argued that different evidence satisfied the different, subparagraphs?”

SULLIVAN, J., did ‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Niemeyer
Court Name: Supreme Court of Connecticut
Date Published: Dec 22, 1999
Citations: 252 Conn. 917; 744 A.2d 437; 1999 Conn. LEXIS 462; SC 16232X01
Docket Number: SC 16232X01
Court Abbreviation: Conn.
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