ULLMANN v. STATE

(14620)

230 Conn. 698 (1994)

THOMAS A. ULLMANN v. STATE OF CONNECTICUT

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released August 9, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Douglas Nash, public defender, for the plaintiff in error.

Susan C. Marks, assistant state's attorney, with whom on the brief, were Michael Dearington, state's attorney, and James G. Clark, assistant state's attorney, for the defendant in error.

Glenn E. Coe and Andrew Houlding filed a brief for the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Inc., as amicus curiae.

PETERS, C. J., CALLAHAN, BORDEN, BERDON and M. HENNESSEY, Js.


CALLAHAN, J.

The plaintiff in error, Thomas A. Ullmann (plaintiff), was held in criminal contempt by the trial court pursuant to General Statutes § 51-331 for refusing to testify in a criminal trial. He later filed a motion to vacate the judgment of contempt, which the trial court denied. The plaintiff subsequently filed this writ of error.

The plaintiff, the public defender for the judicial district of New Haven, had represented...

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