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State v. SinchakState v. Sinchak

Supreme Court of Connecticut
Jan 15, 1998
SC 15854
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The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 47 ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍Conn. App. 134 (AC 16557), is granted, limited to the following issues:

“1. Whether the rule set forth in State v. McPhail, 213 Conn. 161 (1989), should be overruled ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍and a midline approach should be used to decide whether one has *965been deprived of a fair and valid probable cause hearing?

The Supreme ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍Court docket number is SC 15854. Pamela S. Nagy, assistant public defender, in support of the petition. John A. East III, assistant state’s attorney, in ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍opposition. Decided January 15, 1998

“2. Whether the Appellate Court correctly determined the state’s nondisclosure of exculpatory documents prior to or at the probable ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍cause hearing did not deprive the defendant of a fair trial?”

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Sinchak
Court Name: Supreme Court of Connecticut
Date Published: Jan 15, 1998
Citations: 243 Conn. 964; 707 A.2d 1266; 1998 Conn. LEXIS 27; SC 15854
Docket Number: SC 15854
Court Abbreviation: Conn.
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