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State v. Williamson

Citations

  • 212 Conn. 6
  • 562 A.2d 470
  • 1989 Conn. LEXIS 198

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  • in context of violation of Practice Book § 752, “bad faith” means done with intent to deprive defendant of information
  • witness did not review the transcript of her statement until the first day of trial, some seven months after she had made the statement
  • numerous inconsistencies between prior statements and trial testimony was a major factor in determining that the state had not proven harmlessness of nondisclosure
  • fact that transcript of tape not reviewed by witness until seven months after alleged crime significant in determining that state had not proven harmlessness
  • defendant’s conviction obviously rested on the testimony of the victim-witness whose tape recorded statement had been destroyed
  • several critical inconsistencies between witness’ transcribed statement and witness’ recollection of what she told police

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Judges: Glass, Shea

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