Case Name: State of Connecticut v. Douglas W. Buster
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1992-05-21
Citations: 222 Conn. 909
Docket Number: 
Parties: State of Connecticut v. Douglas W. Buster
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 222
Pages: 909–910

Head Matter:
State of Connecticut v. Douglas W. Buster

Opinion:
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 27 Conn. App. 263, is granted, limited to the following questions:
"1. Was the Appellate Court correct in holding that the trial court properly admitted into evidence certain remarks attributed to a nonparty witness contained in the written statement of another witness, pursuant to State v. Whelan, 200 Conn. 743, 514 A.2d 86, cert. denied, 479 U.S. 994, 107 S. Ct. 597, 93 L. Ed. 2d 598 (1986)?
Michael A. Fitzpatrick, special public defender, in support of the petition.
Richard F. Jacobson, assistant state's attorney, in opposition.
Decided May 21, 1992
"2. If the ruling was erroneous, was it harmful?"