STATE v. SANTIAGO

No. 17413.

122 A.3d 1 (2015)

318 Conn. 1

STATE of Connecticut, v. Eduardo SANTIAGO.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided August 25, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Rademacher , assistant public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

Harry Weller , senior assistant state's attorney, with whom were Matthew A. Weiner , deputy assistant state's attorney, and, on the brief, Kevin T. Kane , chief state's attorney, Gail P. Hardy , state's attorney, Susan C. Marks , supervisory assistant state's attorney, and Marjorie Allen Dauster , Donna Mambrino and John F. Fahey , senior assistant state's attorneys, for the appellee (state).

Constance de la Vega , pro hac vice, and Hope R. Metcalf , New Haven, filed a brief for experts on international human rights and comparative law as amicus curiae.

Alex V. Hernandez and Brian W. Stull filed a brief for legal historians and scholars as amicus curiae.

Sandra J. Staub , David J. McGuire and Lauren R. Masotta filed a brief for the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Connecticut as amicus curiae.

Kent S. Scheidegger , pro hac vice, and Judith Rossi , Rocky Hill, filed a brief for the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation as amicus curiae.

ROGERS, C.J., and NORCOTT, PALMER, ZARELLA, EVELEIGH, McDONALD and ESPINOSA, Js.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

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   I.  STATE CONSTITUTIONAL PROHIBITIONS AGAINST CRUEL AND
       UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT .................................................. 13
       A.  Federal Constitutional Standards ................................ 15...

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