We are pleased to share our Appellate Court victory today in the matter of In re Daniel N., AC 38486. The judgment was reversed, and the case was remanded for a new trial.
Here is the decision: http://jud.ct.gov/external/supapp/Cases/AROap/AP163/163AP195.pdf
I just finished my second appellate argument this week. Interestingly, although both appeals addressed a number of different issues, they both addressed one common issue: Whether the trial court erred when it failed to canvass the respondent pursuant to In re Yasiel R., 317 Conn. 773 (2015). In both cases, I argued that In re Yasiel R. applies retroactively, and it appears that it is indeed retroactive. The panels in both arguments were very active.
Although not raised in my appeal, In re Yasiel R. is also important because it modifies the third prong of State v. Golding, 213 Conn. 233 (1989), which is a vehicle by which one can raise unpreserved constitutional claims.
Happy New Year.
We are already fielding questions from practitioners about the new e-filing system at the CT Supreme Court and the CT Appellate Court. Having filed a new appeal this week, I can tell you that the new e-filing system is profoundly different and a welcomed change. My paralegal immediately remarked that it very much resembles the federal e-filing CM/ECF system in many ways.
Here is some basic information about appellate e-filing from the CT Judicial Branch:
Click to access AppellateEfilingInfo.pdf
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
John Nickerson has the story here http://tinyurl.com/n3hl5ab
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