Opinion
Decided November 30, 1999
The petition of the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 55 Conn. App. 60 (AC 17456), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the juror misconduct involved in this case (1) required it to exercise its supervisory authority so as to order a new trial, and (2) was a structural defect that required a new trial without an inquiry into its harmlessness?"
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 16225.
Nancy L. Chupak, deputy assistant state's attorney, in support of the petition.
Wesley S. Spears, in opposition.