Opinion
10-04-2016
STATE of Connecticut v. George Michael LENIART
Stephen M. Carney, senior assistant state's attorney, in support of the petition. Lauren Weisfeld, chief of legal services, in opposition.
Stephen M. Carney, senior assistant state's attorney, in support of the petition.
Lauren Weisfeld, chief of legal services, in opposition.
The petition by the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 166 Conn.App. 142, 140 A.3d 1026 (2016), is granted, limited to the following issues:
"1. Did the Appellate Court correctly conclude that the trial court erroneously excluded a witness' polygraph test interview?
"2. If the answer to the first question is in the affirmative, did the Appellate Court correctly determine that the ruling substantially affected the verdict?
"3. Did the Appellate Court correctly conclude that the trial court erroneously excluded expert testimony regarding jailhouse informant testimony?
"4. If the answer to the third question is in the affirmative, did the Appellate Court correctly determine that the exclusion of such testimony substantially affected the verdict?"