Case Name: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RICHARD POUNCEY
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1996-05-02
Citations: 237 Conn. 911
Docket Number: SC 15412
Parties: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RICHARD POUNCEY
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 237
Pages: 911–911

Head Matter:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RICHARD POUNCEY
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 15412.
Lauren Weisfeld, assistant public defender, in support of the petition.
Carolyn Longstreth, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition.
Decided May 2, 1996

Opinion:
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 40 Conn. App. 624 (AC 12128), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"In the circumstances of this case, should the Appellate Court have exercised its supervisory power to order a new trial because of prosecutorial misconduct in the prosecutor's closing argument?"