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STATE v. CERRETA

(SC 16261).

260 Conn. 251 (2002)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL CERRETA.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released May 21, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Gulash, Jr., for the appellant (defendant).

Frederick W. Fawcett, supervisory assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Jonathan C. Benedict, state's attorney, and Joseph Corradino, senior assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

Borden, Norcott, Palmer, Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js.

Opinion

VERTEFEUILLE, J.

The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the trial court improperly excluded evidence related to hair and fingerprints recovered from the crime scene, which forensic tests determined did not originate from the defendant. A jury found the defendant, Michael Cerreta, guilty of felony murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54c,1 manslaughter...

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