Ramos v. State

Syllabus

The petitioner, who had previously been convicted of murder, appealed from the judgment of the trial court denying his petition for a new trial. The respondent, the state of Connecticut, argued that the appeal should be dismissed due to the petitioner's failure to comply with the certification requirement of the statute (§ 54-95 (a)) governing an appeal by a defendant in a criminal prosecution from a judgment denying a petition for a new trial. Held: This court dismissed the petitioner's appeal from the trial court's judgment denying his petition for a new trial, as the petitioner never sought certifica- tion to appeal pursuant to § 54-95 (a) prior to commencing the appeal and never filed a request to file a late petition for certification to appeal with the trial court to cure his noncompliance with that statute. Argued October 9—officially released December 2, 2025