State v. Jones
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of assault of public safety personnel and engaging police in pursuit. During trial, the trial court required the jury, if it chose to watch a digital video exhibit again during its deliberations, to view it in open court rather than providing the jury with the equipment needed to watch the video in the privacy of the jury room. The Appellate Court affirmed the convictions, concluding that this procedure complied with the mandate, set forth in Practice Book 42-23(a), that the trial court “shall submit” to the jury all exhibits received in evidence for review during its deliberations. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that a trial court has discretion, pursuant to its inherent authority to manage the trial process, to determine the means by which the jury reviews submitted evidence during its deliberations, and therefore, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in this case.
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