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State v. Santiago
Connecticut Supreme Court
122 A.3d 1 (2015)
- Written by Deanna Curl, JD
Facts
In 2012, after a prior failed attempt, Connecticut adopted legislation to prospectively abolish the state’s death penalty for all crimes committed on or after April 25, 2012. Under the legislation, criminal defendants sentenced to death before that date would retain their death sentences. Santiago (defendant) was convicted of capital murder after killing a man in exchange for a snowmobile and sentenced to death before April 25, 2012. Santiago challenged the constitutionality of his death sentence, alleging that it constituted cruel and unusual punishment under the Connecticut Constitution in light of the legislation prospectively repealing the death penalty.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Palmer, J.)
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