2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 51 - Courts
Chapter 890 - Judicial Districts, Geographical Areas, Civil and Criminal Venue, Filing and Designation of Court Location
Section 51-353a - (Formerly Sec. 54-18). Transfer of criminal cases between and within judicial districts.

Cases pending on the criminal docket of the superior court in any geographical area or judicial district may, with the consent of the accused and the state’s attorney for such judicial district, be transferred to the criminal sessions of said court in any other judicial district or may be transferred to any other courthouse within the judicial district.

(1949 Rev., S. 8728; 1967, P.A. 622, S. 4; P.A. 73-116, S. 18; 73-667, S. 1, 2; P.A. 76-47, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-452, S. 35, 70, 72; P.A. 78-280, S. 116, 127.)

History: 1967 act added provision authorizing transfer of cases pending in criminal sessions of superior court of one county to criminal sessions of that court in another county; P.A. 73-116 added references to judicial districts and deleted provision specifically applicable to transfers between courts at New Haven and Waterbury; P.A. 73-667 changed effective date of P.A. 73-116 from October 1, 1973, to April 25, 1973; P.A. 76-47 added Subsec. (b) re transfers from common pleas court to superior court for purpose of consolidating cases involving same accused; P.A. 77-452 deleted Subsec. (b), reflecting transfer of all trial jurisdiction to superior court, and, in remaining provisions, included reference to geographical areas and added provision authorizing transfer of case from one courthouse to another in same county or judicial district, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 78-280 deleted references to counties and referred to cases pending “on the criminal docket” rather than to cases pending “in the criminal sessions”, reflecting fact that court now sits continuously; Sec. 54-18 transferred to Sec. 51-353a in 1981.

See Sec. 51-353 re change of venue in criminal cases.