BANKS v. THOMAS

(SC 15353)

241 Conn. 569 (1997)

DUANE BANKS v. JAMES E. THOMAS, STATE'S ATTORNEY

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released July 15, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Suzanne Zitser, assistant public defender, for the plaintiff in error.

Harry Weller, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were James E. Thomas, state's attorney, and Edward Narus, assistant state's attorney, for the defendant in error.

Borden, Berdon, Palmer, McDonald and Dupont, JS.


Opinion

PALMER, J.

This case is before us on a writ of error brought by the plaintiff in error, Duane Banks (plaintiff), who seeks reversal of the judgment of the trial court summarily finding him in criminal contempt of court on three separate occasions during a hearing on his application for a bail reduction.1 The trial court sentenced the plaintiff to consecutive prison terms...

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