Opinion
09-23-2021
STATE of Connecticut v. Travis LANIER
Pamela S. Nagy, New Haven, supervisory assistant public defender, in support of the petition. Melissa L. Streeto, senior assistant state's attorney, in opposition.
Pamela S. Nagy, New Haven, supervisory assistant public defender, in support of the petition.
Melissa L. Streeto, senior assistant state's attorney, in opposition.
The defendant's petition for certification to appeal from the Appellate Court, 205 Conn. App. 586, 258 A.3d 770 (2021), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"Did the Appellate Court properly uphold the trial court's restriction of defense counsel's cross-examination of the complainant about matters relevant to the complainant's motive to fabricate his allegations?"