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CT Gen Stat § 54-82f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings After Conviction|Section 54-82f - Voir dire examination.

 In any criminal action tried before a jury, either party shall have the right to examine, personally or by his counsel, each juror outside the presence of other prospective jurors as to his qualifications to sit as a juror in the action, or as to his interest, if any, in the subject matter of the action, or as to his relations with the parties thereto. If the judge before whom the examination is held is of the opinion from the examination that any juror would be unable to render a fair and impartial verdict, the juror shall be excused by the judge from any further service upon the panel, or in the action, as the judge determines. The right of such examination shall not be abridged by requiring questions to be put to any juror in writing and submitted in advance of the commencement of said action.(P.A. 80-313, S. 39.)Cited. 196 C. 667; 197 C. 314; 200 C. 586; 201 C. 125; 203 C. 506; 204 C. 156; Id., 377; 205 C. 61; 218 C. 309; 222 C. 1; 223 C. 299; 226 C. 237; Id., 618; 230 C. 385, see also 37 CA 801; 233 C. 215; Id., 813; 237 C. 238; Id., 454. Nothing in section requires trial court to permit a party to ascertain prospective jurors' views on specific evidence during voir dire. 269 C. 213. Trial court did not abuse its discretion by precluding defense counsel from asking venirepersons specifically about self-defense. 292 C. 656.Cited. 10 CA 624; 16 CA 165; Id., 333; 26 CA 165; 30 CA 359; Id., 470; 31 CA 278; judgment reversed, see 230 C. 385, see also 37 CA 801; 38 CA 247; Id., 598; 40 CA 328; 46 CA 600. Purpose of voir dire. 49 CA 41. In a case concerning a male on male, or female on female, sexual assault, relevant questions to venirepersons that delve into prejudices, beliefs and attitudes toward homosexuality should be permitted, but questions relating to the issue of struggling with sexual identity are not permitted as such questions are unrelated to the issues in the case, are not based on undisputed facts and would test the prospective jurors' views of certain facts. 112 CA 694.
CT Gen Stat § 54-82j. (Formerly Sec. 54-23) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings After Conviction|Section 54-82j. (Formerly Sec. 54-23) - Detention of witnesses. Warrant.

 Upon the written complaint of any state's attorney addressed to the clerk of the superior court for the judicial district wherein such state's attorney resides, alleging (1) that a person named therein is or will be a material witness in a criminal proceeding then pending before or returnable to the superior court for such judicial district, and in which proceeding any person is or may be charged with an offense punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year, and (2) that the state's attorney believes that such witness is likely to disappear from the state, secrete himself or otherwise avoid the service of subpoena upon him, or refuse or fail to appear and attend in and before such superior court as a witness, when desired, the clerk or any assistant clerk of the court shall issue a warrant addressed to any proper officer or indifferent person, for the arrest of the person named as a witness, and directing that such person be forthwith brought before any judge of the superior court for such judicial district, for examination. The person serving the warrant shall bring the person so arrested before the judge for examination as soon as is reasonably possible and hold him subject to the further orders of the judge. The person serving the warrant shall also notify the state's attorney of such arrest and of the time and place of such examination.(1949 Rev., S. 8760; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 144; February, 1965, P.A. 574, S. 44; P.A. 73-116, S. 20; 73-667, S. 1, 2; P.A. 74-183, S. 135, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 527, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 127; P.A. 80-313, S. 42.)History: 1959 act substituted circuit court for trial justice or municipal court; 1965 act deleted obsolete provision for bringing arrested witness before common pleas court judge; P.A. 73-116 added references to judicial districts and substituted “Connecticut Correctional Institution, Somers” for “State Prison”; P.A. 73-667 changed effective date of P.A. 73-116 from October 1, 1973, to April 25, 1973; P.A. 74-183 replaced circuit court with court of common pleas, reflecting reorganization of judicial system, effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 deleted reference to proceedings pending before common pleas court, reflecting transfer of all trial jurisdiction to superior court, and applied provisions to cases involving imprisonment for more than one year, deleting specific reference to imprisonment in Somers facility, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 78-280 deleted references to counties; P.A. 80-313 made minor changes in wording but made no substantive changes; Sec. 54-23 transferred to Sec. 54-82j in 1981.Cited. 5 CA 347.
CT Gen Stat § 54-82l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings After Conviction|Section 54-82l - Rules re speedy trial to be adopted by judges of Superior Court effective July 1, 1983.

 In accordance with the provisions of section 51-14, the judges of the Superior Court shall make such rules as they deem necessary to provide a procedure to assure a speedy trial for any person charged with a criminal offense on or after July 1, 1983. Such rules shall provide that (1) in any case in which a plea of not guilty is entered, the trial of a defendant charged in an information or indictment with the commission of a criminal offense shall commence within eighteen months from the filing date of the information or indictment or from the date of the arrest, whichever is later, except that when such defendant is incarcerated in a correctional institution of this state pending such trial and is not subject to the provisions of section 54-82c, the trial of such defendant shall commence within twelve months from the filing date of the information or indictment or from the date of the arrest, whichever is later; and (2) if a defendant is not brought to trial within the time limit set forth in subdivision (1) of this section and a trial is not commenced within thirty days of a motion for a speedy trial made by the defendant at any time after such time limit has passed, the information or indictment shall be dismissed. Such rules shall include provisions to identify periods of delay caused by the action of the defendant, or the defendant's inability to stand trial, to be excluded in computing the time limits set forth in subdivision (1) of this section.(P.A. 82-349, S. 1, 4; P.A. 83-1, S. 1, 3; P.A. 07-217, S. 193.)History: P.A. 82-349, S. 1, effective July 1, 1983; P.A. 83-1 made provisions applicable to person charged with criminal offense on or after July 1, 1983, effective March 24, 1983; P.A. 07-217 made technical changes, effective July 12, 2007.Cited. 198 C. 542.Cited. 3 CA 349; 5 CA 347; 12 CA 364.
CT Gen Stat § 54-82s (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings After Conviction|Section 54-82s - The Leroy Brown, Jr. and Karen Clarke Witness Protection Program.

 The program of providing protective services to witnesses under sections 54-82t and 54-82u shall be known as the “The Leroy Brown, Jr. and Karen Clarke Witness Protection Program”.(P.A. 99-247, S. 6.)
CT Gen Stat § 54-82u (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings After Conviction|Section 54-82u - Witness protection agreement.

 (a) In order to receive protective services under section 54-82t, the witness shall enter into a written agreement with the Chief State's Attorney. The witness protection agreement shall be in writing and shall specify the responsibilities of the witness that establish the conditions for the Chief State's Attorney to provide protective services. The witness shall agree to all of the following:(1) To testify in and provide information to all appropriate law enforcement officials concerning all appropriate proceedings;(2) To refrain from committing any crime;(3) To take all necessary steps to avoid detection by other persons of the facts concerning the protective services provided to the witness under section 54-82t;(4) To comply with legal obligations and civil judgments against the witness;(5) To cooperate with all reasonable requests of officers and employees of the state or any municipality who are providing protective services under section 54-82t;(6) To designate another person to act as agent for service of process;(7) To make a sworn statement of all outstanding legal obligations, including obligations concerning child custody and visitation;(8) To disclose if the witness is on probation or parole and, if so, any conditions of probation or parole;(9) To inform regularly the appropriate official of the witness's activities and current address; and(10) To comply with any other lawful and appropriate conditions as determined by the Office of the Chief State's Attorney.(b) The Chief State's Attorney shall not be liable for any condition in the witness protection agreement that cannot reasonably be met due to a witness committing a crime during participation in the program.(P.A. 99-240, S. 7.)
CT Gen Stat § 54-83 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings After Conviction|Section 54-83 - Testimony in case where crime is punishable by death or life imprisonment without possibility of release.

 No person may be convicted of any crime punishable by death or life imprisonment without the possibility of release without the testimony of at least two witnesses, or that which is equivalent thereto.(1949 Rev., S. 8799; P.A. 80-313, S. 47; P.A. 12-5, S. 29.)History: P.A. 80-313 substituted “may” for “shall”; P.A. 12-5 added provision re crime punishable by life imprisonment without possibility of release, effective April 25, 2012.Not necessary that there should be two witnesses to every material fact; true rule stated. 49 C. 385; 77 C. 274; 78 C. 18; 93 C. 246; 97 C. 465; 103 C. 467; 106 C. 705; 122 C. 533; 126 C. 57. Whether requirement is met is for the jury to say. 81 C. 27; 90 C. 126; 93 C. 246; 97 C. 465; 103 C. 467. Charge embodying rule approved. 97 C. 465. Cited. 123 C. 673. If testimony of one or more witnesses tends to prove that a murder has been committed, testimony of only one other witness implicating defendant is sufficient to satisfy statute. 139 C. 475. The proof of all the essential elements of a capital crime charged shall not depend upon the testimony of one witness. 142 C. 113. Cited. 147 C. 95. One witness may testify to some of the essential facts and another to the rest of the essential facts and the statute may be satisfied. Id., 194. Adoption of Wigmore definition of “corpus delicti”; previous cases defining “corpus delicti” overruled. 152 C. 15. Cited. 182 C. 511; 229 C. 125; 230 C. 183; 233 C. 813; 235 C. 206. Confession and independent circumstantial evidence satisfied the two witness rule. 251 C. 285. Death penalty unconstitutional under Art. I, Secs. 8 and 9 of Connecticut Constitution. 318 C. 1.Evidentiary burden imposed by section is not constitutionally compelled. 121 CA 699.
CT Gen Stat § 54-84a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings After Conviction|Section 54-84a - Testimony against spouse.

 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, in any criminal proceeding, a person may elect or refuse to testify against his or her then lawful spouse.(b) The testimony of a spouse may be compelled, in the same manner as for any other witness, in a criminal proceeding against the other spouse for (1) joint participation with the spouse in criminal conduct, (2) bodily injury, sexual assault or other violence attempted, committed or threatened upon the spouse, or (3) bodily injury, sexual assault, risk of injury pursuant to section 53-21, or other violence attempted, committed or threatened upon the minor child of either spouse, or any minor child in the care or custody of either spouse.(P.A. 80-313, S. 45; P.A. 11-152, S. 14.)History: (Revisor's note: In 1993, obsolete reference to repealed Sec. 53-25 was deleted editorially by the Revisors); P.A. 11-152 replaced former provisions with Subsec. (a) authorizing person to elect or refuse to testify against then lawful spouse in any criminal proceeding and Subsec. (b) re when testimony of spouse may be compelled.Cited. 199 C. 631; 211 C. 555. Section codifies adverse spousal testimony privilege, as distinguished from marital communications privilege, and the privilege belongs to the witness spouse and is meant to protect against impact of the testimony on the marriage. 267 C. 710.
CT Gen Stat § 54-84b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings After Conviction|Section 54-84b - Testimony of spouse re confidential communications.

 (a) For the purposes of this section, “confidential communication” means any oral or written communication made between spouses during a marriage that is intended to be confidential and is induced by the affection, confidence, loyalty and integrity of the marital relationship.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, in any criminal proceeding, a spouse shall not be (1) required to testify to a confidential communication made by one spouse to the other during the marriage, or (2) allowed to testify to a confidential communication made by one spouse to the other during the marriage, over the objection of the other spouse.(c) The testimony of a spouse regarding a confidential communication may be compelled, in the same manner as for any other witness, in a criminal proceeding against the other spouse for (1) joint participation with the spouse in what was, at the time the communication was made, criminal conduct or conspiracy to commit a crime, (2) bodily injury, sexual assault or other violence attempted, committed or threatened upon the spouse, or (3) bodily injury, sexual assault, risk of injury pursuant to section 53-21, or other violence attempted, committed or threatened upon the minor child of either spouse, or any minor child in the care or custody of either spouse.(P.A. 11-152, S. 15.)Language in Subsec. (a) re “induced by the affection, confidence, loyalty and integrity of the marital relationship” adds a separate element to, and effectively narrows the scope of, the common-law marital communications privilege; statements must be brought about or caused by the affection, confidence, loyalty and integrity of the marital relationship, and therefore, statements made by defendant for the purpose of furthering extramarital affair and attempting to murder her husband did not fall within language of Subsec. (a). 320 C. 123.“Induced by affection” requirement limits privilege to subset of those confidential statements made between spouses in a valid marriage which are induced by the affection, confidence, loyalty and integrity of the marital relationship. 153 CA 419; judgment affirmed, see 320 C. 123.
CT Gen Stat § 54-85 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings After Conviction|Section 54-85 - Witness to testify with regard to bribery at elections.

 A person summoned as a witness to testify regarding bribery at any election shall not be excused from testifying because his evidence may tend to disgrace or criminate him, nor shall he thereafter be prosecuted for anything connected with the transaction about which he so testifies, nor shall the evidence he may so give be used against him in any proceeding.(1949 Rev., S. 8801; P.A. 80-313, S. 46.)History: P.A. 80-313 restated provisions but made no substantive changes.
CT Gen Stat § 54-85a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings After Conviction|Section 54-85a - Sequestering of witnesses in criminal prosecution.

 In any criminal prosecution, the court, upon motion of the state or the defendant, shall cause any witness to be sequestered during the hearing on any issue or motion or any part of the trial of such prosecution in which he is not testifying.(1967, P.A. 498.)Sequestration order merely prohibits sequestered witness from being present in courtroom when he is not testifying. 169 C. 322. Cited. Id., 428; 185 C. 211; 187 C. 6; 199 C. 62; 211 C. 672; 230 C. 591; 235 C. 711; 236 C. 112; 237 C. 284.Cited. 11 CA 80; 13 CA 687; 16 CA 172; 20 CA 342; 21 CA 474; 32 CA 448; 33 CA 339; judgment reversed in part, see 232 C. 431; judgment reversed on issues of sufficiency of evidence and jury misconduct, see 235 C. 502; 34 CA 276; 38 CA 371. Scope of suppression order was not limited only to the suppression hearing and defendant did not establish that he had been prejudiced by police officers' discussion of their testimony with each other in the time between the hearing and the trial. 74 CA 802.
CT Gen Stat § 54-85c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings After Conviction|Section 54-85c - Representative of homicide victim entitled to be present at trial of defendant. Exclusion. Hearing.

 (a) For the purposes of this section, “representative of a homicide victim” means the legal representative of a victim of a homicide or a member of such victim's immediate family selected by such family. In the event of a dispute, the court in its discretion may designate such representative.(b) A representative of a homicide victim shall be entitled to be present at the trial or any proceeding concerning the prosecution of the defendant for the homicide, except that a judge may remove such representative from the trial or proceeding or any portion thereof for the same causes and in the same manner as the rules of court or provisions of the general statutes provide for the exclusion or removal of the defendant. No representative of a homicide victim may be excluded from the proceedings under this section without a hearing.(c) The failure of a representative of a homicide victim to exercise any right granted by the provisions of this section shall not be cause or ground for an appeal of a conviction by a defendant or for any court to set aside, reverse or remand a criminal conviction.(P.A. 88-278, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 54-85d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings After Conviction|Section 54-85d - Employer not to discharge employee who attends court as family member of or person designated by homicide victim.

 An employer shall not deprive an employee of employment, or threaten or otherwise coerce such employee with respect thereto, because the employee, as a parent, spouse, child or sibling of a victim of homicide, or as a person designated by the victim in accordance with section 1-56r, attends court proceedings with respect to the criminal case of the person or persons charged with committing the crime that resulted in the death of the victim.(P.A. 99-247, S. 2; P.A. 02-105, S. 12.)History: P.A. 02-105 added a person designated by a victim pursuant to Sec. 1-56r to employees protected in attending court proceedings.
CT Gen Stat § 54-85e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings After Conviction|Section 54-85e - Photograph of deceased victim shown to jury during opening and closing arguments.

 A photograph not to exceed eight inches by ten inches solely of a deceased victim prior to the date of the offense for which the defendant is being tried, that is a fair and accurate representation of the victim and is not of itself inflammatory in nature, may be shown to the jury during the opening and closing arguments by the prosecutor.(P.A. 00-200, S. 4.)Statute pertains only to the nonevidentiary presentation of an image of a deceased victim and contains no restriction on the admission into evidence of a photograph of a deceased victim; nor does it expressly abrogate or seek to supplant the rules of evidence adopted by the judiciary. 126 CA 239.
CT Gen Stat § 54-85f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings After Conviction|Section 54-85f - Victim of violent crime or representative of deceased victim permitted to attend court proceedings.

 Any victim of a violent crime or the legal representative or member of the immediate family of a victim who is deceased shall be permitted to attend all court proceedings that are part of the court record.(P.A. 00-200, S. 7.)
CT Gen Stat § 54-85g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings After Conviction|Section 54-85g - Advisement to crime victims re constitutional rights by judge at arraignment.

 In order to ensure that any victim coming before the court has been advised of the victim's constitutional rights, any judge of the Superior Court shall, at the daily commencement of the regular criminal docket at which accused persons are arraigned, issue the following advisement: “If you are a victim of a crime with a case pending before this court, you are advised that you have the right: (1) To be treated fairly and with respect throughout the criminal justice process; (2) to timely disposition of the case; (3) to be protected from the accused; (4) to be notified of and attend court proceedings; (5) to speak with the prosecutor; (6) to object or support any plea agreement; (7) to make a statement to the court before the court accepts a plea agreement and at sentencing; (8) to restitution; and (9) to information about the arrest, conviction, sentence, imprisonment and release of the accused”.(P.A. 01-35.)