How cited: State v. Assuntino · Go Syfert

State v. Assuntino (1977)

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green State v. Skipwith (2017)
Quote Authority · Conn. · 2 citations in this opinion
See, e.g., State v. McCahill , 261 Conn. 492 , 499-500, 811 A.2d 667 (2002) ("[t]he writ of error ... is a concept deeply rooted in our common law" and "the right to bring a writ of error ... exists independent of [any] statutory authorization" [citations omitted; footnote omitted; internal quotation marks omitted] ); State v. Assuntino , 173 Conn. 104 , 112, 376 A.2d 1091 (1977) ("The writ [of error] has long lain to this court ... in accordance with statutes which have bee…
"The writ [of error] has long lain to this court ... in accordance with statutes which have been merely declaratory of the common law. It is therefore concluded that the writ, at common law, lies to this court ...."
Cited (see also) · Conn. · signal: see also · 2 citations in this opinion
This statutory provision codifies the historical and well established common-law rule that "this court [has] common-law jurisdiction over writs of error ...." State v. Skipwith , 326 Conn. 512 , 521, 165 A.3d 1211 (2017) ; see also State v. Assuntino , 173 Conn. 104 , 110-12, 376 A.2d 1091 (1977) ("It is clear that the common-law writ of error was adopted by Connecticut as part of its own common law.