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STATE v. FRANCIS

(14550)

228 Conn. 118 (1993)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ERNEST FRANCIS

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released December 14, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan M. Hankins, for the appellant (defendant).

Judith Rossi, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were John M. Bailey, chief state's attorney, and James E. Thomas, state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

PETERS, C. J., CALLAHAN, BORDEN, BERDON and NORCOTT, JS.

NORCOTT, J.

The defendant, Ernest Francis, after a jury trial, appeals1 from a judgment of conviction of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a).2 The trial court sentenced the defendant to a term of fifty years imprisonment. The principal issue raised by the defendant is whether the trial court abused its discretion by precluding him from cross-examining a state's witness about her probationary...

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