Case Name: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. IRVIN D. ROSE
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 2009-03-05
Citations: 290 Conn. 920
Docket Number: SC 18323
Parties: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. IRVIN D. ROSE
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 290
Pages: 920–921

Head Matter:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. IRVIN D. ROSE

Opinion:
The petition by the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 112 Conn. App. 324 (AC 28174), is granted, limited to the following issue:
Decided March 5, 2009
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 18323.
Timothy F. Costello, deputy assistant state's attorney, in support of the petition.
Joseph A. Jaumann, special public defender, in opposition.
"Did the Appellate Court properly determine that harmless error analysis does not apply where the trial court has compelled the defendant to appear before a jury in identifiable prison garb? If not, was the defendant's appearance before the jury in identifiable prison garb harmless beyond a reasonable doubt?"
MCLACHLAN, J.,
did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition.