{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-54-85a","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-85a","heading":"Sequestering of witnesses in criminal prosecution.","body":"In any criminal prosecution, the court, upon motion of the state or the defendant, shall cause any witness to be sequestered during the hearing on any issue or motion or any part of the trial of such prosecution in which he is not testifying.","path":["TITLE 54. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 961*. TRIAL AND PROCEEDINGS AFTER CONVICTION","PART I. DISCOVERY, TRIAL AND WITNESSES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_961.htm#sec_54-85a","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:19Z","sha256":"81376f9fe6f9c3017a0283790f8a92b8e6ee6376f191537baa89e301b918483a","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-54-85","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-54-85b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}