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State v. Alston

Citations

  • 272 Conn. 432
  • 862 A.2d 817
  • 2005 Conn. LEXIS 3

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  • concluding that trial court did not abuse its discretion by conduct- ing limited inquiry into allegation of juror misconduct
  • recognizing that reviewing court considers effect of charge on jury rather than component parts
  • recognizing that reviewing court considers effect of charge on jury rather than component parts
  • holding that defendant could not show manifest injustice under plain error doctrine “because he induced the trial court to take the very actions he now criticizes as erroneous, and he has failed to demonstrate any prejudice resulting therefrom”
  • refusing to review for plain error defendant’s claim that trial court improperly departed from statutory procedure for selecting jurors when defense counsel induced procedural departure
  • recognizing possibility of review of “induced error[s]” in cases of “manifest injustice”

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Judges: Norcott

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