Connecticut · Connecticut General Statutes — Title 54, Criminal Procedure

Conn. Gen. Stat. (Title 54) § 54-85c: Representative of homicide victim entitled to be present at trial of defendant

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What this law says, in plain English

This statute grants homicide victims' representatives the right to attend trial proceedings and specifies conditions under which courts may exclude them, and that failure to exercise this right cannot be grounds for appeal.

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