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STATE v. TAPPIN

(7075)

20 Conn. App. 241 (1989)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. BILLY TAPPIN

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Decision released November 21, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen S. Mass, with whom, on the brief, was Daniel A. Lyons, Jr., for the appellant (defendant).

Carolyn K. Longstreth, assistant state's attorney, with whom were Michael Pepper, assistant state's attorney, and, on the brief, Michael Dearington, state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

BORDEN, SPALLONE and LAVERY, JS.

LAVERY, J.

The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, after a jury trial, of possession of a narcotic substance in violation of General Statutes § 21a-279 (a). The defendant claims that the trial court erred (1) in failing to compel the state to articulate a nondiscriminatory reason for its peremptory challenge of a black venireperson, and (2) in omitting from its rereading to the jury of its charge on reasonable doubt several crucial instructions...

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