Case Name: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CHRISTOPHER CORTES
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 2004-09-15
Citations: 271 Conn. 917
Docket Number: SC 17255
Parties: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CHRISTOPHER CORTES
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 271
Pages: 917–917

Head Matter:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CHRISTOPHER CORTES
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 17255.
Decided September 15, 2004
Timothy J. Sugrue, senior assistant state’s attorney, in support of the petition.
Ad,ele V. Patterson, assistant public defender, in opposition.

Opinion:
The petition by the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 84 Conn. App. 70 (AC 23668), is granted, limited to the following issues:
"1. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court's instructional references to the complainant as 'the victim' deprived the defendant of his right to a fair trial?
"2. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court improperly excluded evidence of the sexual nature of the relationship between the defendant and the complainant and, if so, did the Appellate Court also properly conclude that the impropriety was not harmless?"