Case Name: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. BARRY THOMAS
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1998-11-03
Citations: 247 Conn. 935
Docket Number: SC 16040
Parties: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. BARRY THOMAS
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 247
Pages: 935–936

Head Matter:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. BARRY THOMAS
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 16040.

Opinion:
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 50 Conn. App. 369 (AC 15740), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"Did the Appellate Court properly terminate its review of the defendant's Batson claim after concluding that some of the state's reasons for exercising its peremptory challenge against an African-American venireperson were legitimate?"
KATZ, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition.
Susan M. Hankins, assistant public defender, in support of the petition.
Ellen A. Jawitz, deputy assistant state's attorney, in opposition.
Decided November 3, 1998