Fairfield County Weekly, Nov. 21-27, 1997 — In his appeal to the Supreme Court, Sullivan argued that the Legislature “did not intend for the judiciary to emasculate the rule thought interpretation,” which, he says was precisely the effect of the Damiani decision. “By interpreting the statue in a manner which would avoid funding additional resources by denying the appellant his right to a speedy trial, the court would render meaningless the vigorous debate and legislative energy that went into the passage of the subject act,” Sullivan wrote in his brief to the court… [ more ]
Connecticut Post, June 18, 1997 – Bridgeport – A Superior Court jury on Tuesday found a former city man innocent of fatally shooting one man and wounding another in separate incidents in 1994…“The jury did the right thing,” said Robert Sullivan, Clemons’ attorney. “The state’s evidence consisted of two witnesses who clearly lied.” [ more ]
