Connecticut General Statutes 51-286k – Tracking and reporting of use of testimony by jailhouse witnesses
(a) Each state’s attorney’s office shall track the following:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 51-286k
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- division: means the Division of Criminal Justice. See Connecticut General Statutes 51-275
- Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(1) The substance and use of any testimony of a jailhouse witness, as defined in section 54-86o, against the interest of a (A) person suspected as the perpetrator of an offense, or (B) defendant, regardless of whether such testimony is presented at trial; and
(2) The jailhouse witness’s agreement to cooperate with the state’s attorney and benefit, as defined in section 54-86o, that the state’s attorney has provided, offered or may offer in the future to the jailhouse witness in connection with the testimony described in subdivision (1) of this subsection.
(b) Each state’s attorney’s office shall send the information described in subsection (a) of this section to the Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division within the Office of Policy and Management, which shall maintain a state-wide record of such materials. Such information shall be confidential and not be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200.