Court Opinion

ID: 9695255
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 18:13:41.392692+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:20:10.378719
License: Public Domain

Peters, J.
(concurring). Because I view with the utmost seriousness the questions raised by the statement of the state’s attorney, I want to emphasize that our procedural resolution of these cases in no way signals a retreat from the substantive standards of State v. Jones, 180 Conn. 443, 429 A.2d 936 (1980). The state’s attorney’s responsibility is not limited to avoidance of a possible conflict of interest. As an officer of the court and of the state, he is, I believe, in addition, charged with the duty of avoiding the appearance of a conflict of interest. Code of Professional Responsibility, Canon 9.