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State v. Ellis

Citations

  • 232 Conn. 691
  • 657 A.2d 1099
  • 1995 Conn. LEXIS 110

How courts have described this case

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  • rejecting claim that state's burden of proof was diluted on basis of jury instruction that \[a] reasonable doubt is a doubt for which a valid reason can be assigned\ [internal quotation marks omitted]
  • scrupulous examination of record in reviewing trial court's finding that jury panel was selected randomly
  • scrupulous examination of record in reviewing trial court’s finding that jury panel was selected randomly
  • method for challenging grand jury array articulated in State v. Castonguay is equally applicable to petit jury selection process
  • “ ‘reasonable doubt is a doubt for which a valid reason can be assigned’ ”
  • “[a] reasonable doubt is a doubt for which a valid reason can be assigned”

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Judges: Norcott

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