State v. Rivera, 203 A.3d 1246, 331 Conn. 911 (2019)

March 27, 2019 · Connecticut Supreme Court

203 A.3d 1246, 331 Conn. 911

STATE of Connecticut
v.
Elvin G. RIVERA

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

March 27, 2019

The defendant's petition for certification to appeal from the Appellate Court, 187 Conn.App. 813, 204 A.3d 4, is granted, limited to the following issue:

"Did the Appellate Court correctly conclude that the trial court properly precluded the defendant from cross-examining the state's key witness about the specific facts underlying that witness' prior misdemeanor convictions?"

McDONALD, J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition.