STATE v. D'ANTONIO

No. 17096, 17095.

877 A.2d 696 (2005)

274 Conn. 658

STATE of Connecticut v. Louis D'ANTONIO

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released August 2, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald G. Weller, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Timothy J. Liston, state's attorney, Barbara Hoffman, senior assistant state's attorney, and George Ferko, former senior assistant state's attorney, for the appellant (state).

Adele V. Patterson, assistant public defender, for the appellee (defendant).

SULLIVAN, C. J., and BORDEN, NORCOTT, KATZ, PALMER, VERTEFEUILLE and ZARELLA, Js.


Opinion

NORCOTT, J.

This court, in State v. Niblack, 220 Conn. 270, 280, 596 A.2d 407 (1991), approved of a procedure whereby a trial court may participate in the negotiation of a plea agreement between the state and a defendant, so long as a different judge presides at trial and sentencing if the negotiations are unsuccessful (Niblack rule). The principal...

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