Hogan v. Morgan

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that criminal defendant’s ‘‘right to unanimous verdict [is] protected by article first, § 8, of [the] Con- necticut constitution’’
• considering history of Practice Book § 42-31, including change from \may\ to \shall\ for consistency with Rule 31 [d] of Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, to conclude that polling of criminal jury pursuant to timely request by either party is mandatory
• “principles of statutory construction apply with equal force to Practice Book rules” [internal quotation marks omitted]
• ‘‘[the] principles of statu- tory construction apply with equal force to Practice Book rules’’ (internal quotation marks omitted)
• court’s failure to follow mandatory statutory provisions raises question of law, and thus review is plenary
• ‘‘the use of the word shall, though significant, does not invariably establish a mandatory duty’’ [internal quotation marks omitted]

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