Supreme Court of Connecticut

State v. Jordan

October 14, 2014

Summary

The court held that any error in admitting drugs seized from the closet was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt because the independently seized pills on the defendant's person, together with circumstantial evidence, overwhelmingly established intent to sell. It upheld the conviction for possession with intent to sell but reversed the school-zone conviction because the state did not prove an intent to sell within the school zone. The court also found prosecutorial improprieties but concluded they did not deprive the defendant of a fair trial and did not warrant supervisory relief.