STATE v. GRAY

(SC 20368).

271 A.3d 101 (2022)

342 Conn. 657

STATE of Connecticut v. Damarquis GRAY.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released March 29, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa J. Steele , assigned counsel, for the appellant (defendant).

James M. Ralls , assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Patrick K. Griffin , state's attorney, Michael Pepper , senior assistant state's attorney, and Lisa D'Angelo , assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

Desmond M. Ryan filed a brief for the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association as amicus curiae.

James B. Streeto , senior assistant public defender, Christine Perra Rapillo , chief public defender, and Jennifer Bourn , supervisory assistant public defender, filed a brief for the Division of Public Defender Services as amicus curiae.

Robinson, C. J., and McDonald, D'Auria, Mullins, Kahn, Ecker and Keller, Js.


This appeal requires us to consider the extent to which the detention of witnesses in order to secure their attendance at a criminal trial constitutes coercion that implicates the due process rights of a criminal defendant, as well as the practices that a trial court may employ to mitigate the potentially coercive effects of the...

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