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State v. Whitaker

Citations

  • 202 Conn. 259
  • 520 A.2d 1018
  • 1987 Conn. LEXIS 758

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  • recognizing in context of then Practice Book §§ 756 through 768 [now §§ 40-17 through 40-25], which address, inter alia, defenses of mental disease or defect and alibi, that “some degree of mutual discovery is essential to the truth-seeking process”
  • requiring defense disclosure of names and addresses of alibi witnesses, but not statements
  • alibi provisions authorize disclosure of names and addresses of alibi witnesses, but do not mention statements of alibi witnesses, which are therefore not disclosable

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Judges: Dannehy, Shea

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