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State v. VlasakState v. Vlasak

Supreme Court of Connecticut
Jun 9, 1999
SC 16117
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The defendant’s petition for certification for ‍‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‍appeal from the Appellate Court, 52 Conn. App. 310 (AC 17222), is granted, ‍‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‍limited to the following issue:

“Whether the Appellate Court properly held that the ‍‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‍trial court did not abuse its discretion in prohibiting the pro ‍‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‍se defendant from testifying about a lawsuit filed against him by ‍‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‍a pivotal witness for the state?”

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Vlasak
Court Name: Supreme Court of Connecticut
Date Published: Jun 9, 1999
Citations: 249 Conn. 912; 733 A.2d 232; 1999 Conn. LEXIS 221; SC 16117
Docket Number: SC 16117
Court Abbreviation: Conn.
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