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STATE v. COURCHESNE

(SC 16665).

262 Conn. 537 (2003)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROBERT COURCHESNE

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released March 11, 2003

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Weller, senior assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were John A. Connelly, state's attorney, and Eva B. Lenczewski, senior assistant state's attorney, for the appellant (state).

Mark Rademacher, assistant public defender, with whom, on the brief, was Ronald Gold, senior assistant public defender, for the appellee (defendant).

Sullivan, C. J., and Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer, Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js.

Opinion

BORDEN, J.

Under our statutory scheme, a defendant becomes eligible for the death penalty if he is convicted of a capital felony for the "murder of two or more persons at the same time or in the course of a single transaction . . . ." General Statutes (Rev. to 1997) § 53a-54b (8), as amended by No. 98-126, § 1, of the 1998 Public Acts (P.A. 98-126).1 One of...

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