State v. Guerrera, 150 A.3d 1152, 323 Conn. 922 (2016)

Oct. 4, 2016 · Connecticut Supreme Court

150 A.3d 1152, 323 Conn. 922

STATE of Connecticut
v.
Michael Anthony GUERRERA

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided October 4, 2016

John L. Cordani, Jr., in support of the petition.

Jonathan M. Sousa, special deputy assistant state's attorney, in opposition.

The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 167 Conn.App. 74, 142 A.3d 447 (2016), is granted, limited to the following issue:

"Did the Appellate Court properly find that the state's attorney's obligation to review its own investigatory file for Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 87, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963), material only applies where the defendant can first make a 'showing' that the file contains exculpatory information?"