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STATE v. ROBINSON

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237 Conn. 238 (1996)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SHAWN ROBINSON

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released June 4, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah DeHart Cannavino, with whom were William H. Narwold and, on the brief, Temmy Ann Pieszak, assistant public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

Marjorie Allen Dauster, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Michael Dearington, state's attorney, and David J. Strollo, assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

Peters, C. J., and Callahan, Berdon, Norcott and Katz, Js.

PETERS, C. J.

Federal and state constitutional law prohibit peremptory challenges of jurors if such challenges are racially motivated. The principal issue in this certified appeal is the identification of the point in time during the jury selection process at which a litigant must voice an objection to a peremptory challenge that allegedly was based on race. After a jury trial, the defendant, Shawn Robinson, was convicted of two counts of assault in the second degree...

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