Supreme Court of Connecticut October 22, 1998, SC 16031 (State v. Alexander)

The petition of the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 50 Conn. App. 242 (AC 15584), is granted, limited to the following issues:

“1. Whether, under the circumstances of this case, the state violated the defendant’s constitutional right to be present at trial?

“2. Whether the state’s remarks to the jury amounted to prosecutorial misconduct?”

CALLAHAN, C. J.