Case Name: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. EDWARD VINES
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 2002-10-09
Citations: 261 Conn. 943
Docket Number: SC 16852
Parties: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. EDWARD VINES
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 261
Pages: 943–943

Head Matter:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. EDWARD VINES
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 16852.
Donald D. Dakers, special public defender, in support of the petition.
Mitchell S. Brody, senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition.
Decided October 9, 2002

Opinion:
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 71 Conn. App. 751 (AC 20224), is granted, limited to the following issues:
"1. Should this court determine, in the exercise of its supervisoiy power over the administration of criminal justice, that a trial judge may not absent himself from the courtroom during the playback of testimony?
"2. If the answer to the first question is 'yes,' should this conviction be reversed?"