Case Name: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DAVID JOYCE
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1997-09-18
Citations: 243 Conn. 904
Docket Number: SC 15767
Parties: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DAVID JOYCE
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 243
Pages: 904–904

Head Matter:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DAVID JOYCE
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 15767.
KentDrager, senior assistant public defender, in support of the petition.
Frederick W. Fawcett, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition.
Decided September 18, 1997

Opinion:
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 45 Conn. App. 390 (AC 15603), is granted, limited to the following issué:
"Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court's unconstitutional restriction of the defendant's right to present evidence of a state witness' bias against him was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt?"