Supreme Court of Connecticut· 6/11/2002

State v. Payne

Citations

260 Conn. 446
797 A.2d 1088
2002 Conn. LEXIS 224

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concluding that it was improper for prosecutor to tell jury ‘‘that the defendant probably had been involved in a second robbery even though there was no evidence suggesting that to be true’’
agreeing that prosecutor inappropriately appealed to jurors’ emotions by asking jury to find defendant guilty out of sympathy for victim and his family
finding prosecutor's statement improper where he indicated that only guilty verdict would protect legal system
explaining extraordinary circumstances justifying exercise of supervisory authority to reverse conviction in absence of constitutional violation
discussing ‘‘institutional costs’’ of ordering new trial as sanction for deliberate prosecutorial improprieties, including witnesses’ poten- tial unavailability and memory loss
reversing conviction under supervisory power because prosecutor engaged in seri ous and deliberate acts of misconduct that significantly prejudiced defendant, and prosecutor engaged in same types of misconduct in prior trials

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