DocketNumber: 6509
Citation Numbers: 17 Conn. App. 486
Filed Date: 2/21/1989
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 9/8/2022
The defendant, the former mayor of Naugatuck, appeals from the judgment of conviction, following the denial of his motions to dismiss, rendered upon his conditional pleas of nolo contendere to the following crimes: bribe receiving in violation of General Statutes § 53a-148; first degree larceny in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-122 (a) (4) and 53a-119 (6) (1); soliciting an illegal campaign contribution in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1985) §§ 9-348k (5) and 9-348k (10); and receiving an illegal campaign contribution in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1985) § 9-348k (9). The defendant challenges the constitutionality of General Statutes (Rev. to 1985) § 54-47, which authorized a Superior Court judge to act as a grand juror. The defendant claims that the appointment of a member of the judiciary as a grand juror violated the separation of powers doctrine and deprived him of his right to a fair trial.
This court rejected identical claims raised by this same defendant in State v. Rado, 14 Conn. App. 322, 541 A.2d 124, cert. denied, 208 Conn. 813, 546 A.2d 282, cert. denied, U.S. , 109 S. Ct. 311, 102 L. Ed. 2d 330 (1988). In that case, this court held that because the existence of an investigation by the grand jury is not generally violative of individual rights,
There is no error.