State of Connecticut v. Jeffrey T. Connor.

Summary

The court held that the Appellate Court improperly reversed the trial court on a procedural issue that the defendant had not raised. Because the Appellate Court did not provide the parties a meaningful opportunity to brief that issue and the state made a colorable showing of unfair prejudice, the Appellate Court abused its discretion in deciding the appeal on that basis. The judgment was reversed and the case was remanded for consideration of the defendant's preserved challenge to the competency determination.