STATE v. KEMAH

No. 18148.

957 A.2d 852 (2008)

289 Conn. 411

STATE of Connecticut v. Ballah KEMAH.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided November 4, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Killen, senior assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Patricia M. Froehlich, state's attorney, and Thomas M. DeLillo, assistant state's attorney, for the appellant (state).

Pamala J. Favreau, Vernon, with whom, on the brief, was Kyle McCarthy, certified legal intern, for the appellee (defendant).

David T. Grudberg, New Haven, filed a brief for the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association as amicus curiae.

ROGERS, C.J., and KATZ, VERTEFEUILLE, ZARELLA and SCHALLER, Js.


KATZ, J.

The sole issue in the state's interlocutory public interest appeal2 is whether the trial court improperly departed from the ruling of State v. Esposito, 192 Conn. 166, 179-80, 471 A.2d 949 (1984), and its progeny when it ordered full disclosure of a complainant's confidential mental health records to the defense based solely on the complainant...

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