STATE v. CALHOUN

(SC 20497).

289 A.3d 584 (2023)

346 Conn. 288

STATE of Connecticut v. Christopher CALHOUN.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially Released March 7, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin Smith , assigned counsel, with whom, on the brief, was Norman A. Pattis , assigned counsel, Bethany, for the appellant (defendant).

Nancy L. Chupak , senior assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Patrick J. Griffin , former state's attorney, Kevin M. Black, Jr., former special deputy assistant state's attorney, and Seth Garbarsky , senior assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

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


Isaiah Gantt was shot and killed in New Haven's Church Street South housing project in April, 2011. The crime went unsolved for many years, until two men, Eric Canty and Jules Kierce, came forward claiming to have been eyewitnesses to Gantt's murder. Both men identified the defendant, Christopher Calhoun, as Gantt's killer. The defendant...

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