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Connecticut · Through Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-85e: Photograph of deceased victim shown to jury during opening and closing arguments.

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  1. TITLE 54. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
  2. CHAPTER 961*. TRIAL AND PROCEEDINGS AFTER CONVICTION
  3. PART I. DISCOVERY, TRIAL AND WITNESSES

A photograph not to exceed eight inches by ten inches solely of a deceased victim prior to the date of the offense for which the defendant is being tried, that is a fair and accurate representation of the victim and is not of itself inflammatory in nature, may be shown to the jury during the opening and closing arguments by the prosecutor.

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