Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2/24/2009

State v. Bonner

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964 A.2d 73
290 Conn. 468
2009 Conn. LEXIS 21

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overwhelming evidence of guilt when two eyewitnesses saw defendant point gun, another witness saw defendant flee crime scene, defendant later telephoned witness that saw him flee and essentially confessed, and defendant confessed to crime in jail
overwhelming evidence of guilt when two eyewitnesses saw defendant point gun, another witness saw defendant flee crime scene, defendant later telephoned witness that saw him flee and essentially confessed, and defendant confessed to crime in jail
overwhelming weight of evidence where two eyewitnesses saw defendant point gun at victim’s car at time of shooting and state presented testimony of jailhouse informant that defendant confessed to fatally shooting victim
“[e]ven if we assume, arguendo, that the challenged evidence was improperly admitted, the defendant has failed to show that such impropriety was harmful”
any error harmless where multiple eyewitnesses saw defendant point gun at time of shooting, flee scene, or confess
delay was due in part to defen- dant’s own requested continuances to conduct further evidentiary investigations

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Judges: Norcott, Palmer, Vertefeuille, Zarella, Schaller

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