State v. Singleton

Mar 24, 2004
SC 17156
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The petition by the state of Connecticut for certification ‍‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‍for appeal from the Appellate Corut, 81 Conn. App. 409 (AC 22906), is granted, limited to the following ‍‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‍issue:

*916Decided March 24, 2004 The Supreme Court docket number is SC 17156. Toni M. Smith-Rosario, assistant state’s attorney, and Prolog ‍‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‍K. Das, deputy assistant state’s attorney, in support of the petition. Kirstin B. Coffin, special public defender, in opposition.

“Did ‍‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‍the Appellate Court properly conclude that the state did not meet its burden of persuasion that ‍‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‍the defendant had violated the terms of his probation?”