STATE v. AVCOLLIE


174 Conn. 100 (1977)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. BERNARD AVCOLLIE

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released December 20, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore I. Koskoff and John D. Jessup, in support of the motion.

Francis M. McDonald, Jr., state's attorney, in opposition.

HOUSE, C. J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and SPEZIALE, JS.


This opinion is the result of collaboration on the part of all members of the court to an unusual degree. See State v. Hayes, 127 Conn. 543, 549, 18 A.2d 895. The defendant moves to dismiss the state's appeal challenging the court's action in setting aside the jury's verdict of guilty and rendering a judgment of acquittal. The pertinent facts of the case are as follows.

On July 20, 1977, the foreman of a jury of twelve announced in open court that a...

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