STATE v. ANDERSON

No. 18350.

988 A.2d 276 (2010)

295 Conn. 1

STATE of Connecticut v. Richard ANDERSON State of Connecticut v. Janice Anderson.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided March 2, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allison Near, with whom, on the brief, were William F. Dow II and Trisha M. Morris, New Haven, for the appellants (defendants).

Bruce R. Lockwood, senior assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Kevin T. Kane, chief state's attorney, John R. Whalen, supervisory assistant state's attorney, and John H. Malone, senior assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

ROGERS, C.J., and KATZ, PALMER, VERTEFEUILLE, ZARELLA and McLACHLAN, Js.


ZARELLA, J.

The issue in this interlocutory1 appeal2 is whether the trial court abused its discretion in declaring a mistrial, over the defendants' objection, on the ground of manifest necessity after the senior assistant state's attorney had become seriously ill and was unable to continue with the trial. We conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion.

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