NACDL - Gonzalez v. Connecticut

Gonzalez v. Connecticut

Brief of Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and California Attorneys for Criminal Justice as Amici Curiae in Support of Petition for Writ of Certiorari.

Gonzalez v. Connecticut

Brief Details

Case No.: 14-9997
Brief Filed: June 24, 2015
Jurisdiction: United States Supreme Court

Key Topics in the Brief

Sixth Amendment | Juries | Deliberations

Briefs

Gonzalez-v-Connecticut-Amicus.pdf

Prior Decision

Decision below 315 Conn. 564, 109 A.3d 453 (Conn. Feb. 24 2015).

Argument(s)

This Court should grant certiorari to address the scope of a criminal defendant’s ‘right to a unanimous jury verdict.’ This Court should grant certiorari to explain what circumstances, if any, permit a judge presiding over a criminal trial to invade the secrecy of jury deliberations.