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ASHERMAN v. STATE

(12763)

202 Conn. 429 (1987)

STEVEN M. ASHERMAN v. STATE OF CONNECTICUT

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released March 3, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maxwell Heiman, with whom was William J. Tracy, Jr., for the appellant (petitioner).

John M. Massameno, assistant state's attorney, with whom were Roseann Wagner, legal intern, and, on the brief, Dennis A. Santore, state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

PETERS, C. J., DANNEHY, SANTANIELLO, CALLAHAN and MENT, JS.

PETERS, C. J.

The dispositive issue in this case is whether the discovery of new evidence unavailable at a previous criminal trial required the trial court to grant a petition for a new trial. On August 13, 1979, the petitioner, Steven M. Asherman, was convicted by a jury of manslaughter in the first degree, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55, for the homicide of Michael Aranow.1 Upon appeal to this court, the conviction was...

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