STATE v. BARNES

(14928)

232 Conn. 740 (1995)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LAMONT BARNES

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released May 2, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan M. Hankins, assistant public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

Mitchell S. Brody, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were James E. Thomas, state's attorney, and Edward Wilson, assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

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


NORCOTT, J.

The sole issue in this certified appeal1 is whether the trial court improperly precluded the defendant, Lamont Barnes, from eliciting on cross-examination testimony that allegedly would have demonstrated that the victim of the defendant's alleged larceny had a motive to fabricate his testimony, thereby violating the defendant's rights to confrontation and to present a defense under...

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