In re Steven G.
Connecticut Supreme Court
210 Conn. 435, 556 A.2d 131 (1989)
- Written by Mary Katherine Cunningham, JD
Facts
The state (plaintiff) charged Steven G. (defendant) with robbery in the second degree in connection to a robbery in a natural-food store. The trial commenced with the direct examination of a witness to the robbery, and after the counsel for Steven G. completed its cross-examination, the state asked for and was granted a continuance. After the trial recommenced and after providing notice to Steven G. and his counsel, the state sought to amend the juvenile delinquency to add four additional charges related to the underlying robbery under Practice Book Section 1029. Over the objection of Steven G., the trial court permitted the state to amend the petition and dismissed Steven G.’s motion to dismiss the four additional charges. The trial court adjudicated Steven G. delinquent, and Steven G. appealed the trial-court judgment to the Connecticut Appellate Court. The appellate court held the appropriate standard governing the mid-trial amendment of a juvenile-delinquency petition was the fundamental-fairness standard rather than the stricter standard used in adult criminal trials. The appellate court upheld the trial court’s judgment, and Steven G. appealed to the Connecticut Supreme Court.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Glass, J.)
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