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STATE v. ZEKO

177 Conn. 545 (1979)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LUFTI ZEKO

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released May 22, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald D. Dakers, assistant public defender, with whom was Arthur Cohen, law student intern, for the appellant (defendant).

Ernest J. Diette, Jr., assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Arnold Markle, state's attorney, and John J. Redway, assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

COTTER, C. J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and PETERS, JS.

LONGO, J.

In this case, we are called upon to decide a single issue, important to the administration and supervision of criminal justice in this state: whether a mistrial should be declared when the prosecution in a criminal case utilizes a rebuttal witness for impeachment purposes to show that the defendant had remained silent following his arrest, after the defendant had testified on cross-examination that he had cooperated...

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