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STATE v. PHILLIPS

No. 25281.

927 A.2d 931 (2007)

102 Conn.App. 716

STATE of Connecticut v. Dowen D. PHILLIPS.

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Decided July 31, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew J. Collins, special public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

John A. East III, senior assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were James E. Thomas, state's attorney, and Sandra L. Tullius, senior assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

SCHALLER, DiPENTIMA and McLACHLAN, Js.

DiPENTIMA, J.

In all criminal prosecutions, the defendant has the right to a trial by an impartial jury. U.S. Const., amend. VI; Conn. Const., art. I, § 8. Allegations of racial bias on the part of jury members strike at the heart of that right. In this appeal, we primarily address the claim by the defendant, Dowen D. Phillips, that the trial court improperly denied his motion for a new trial following a hearing that...

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