John Connelly Departs.

Waterbury State’s Attorney John Connelly will leave office on February 1st, a casualty of the federal investigation in the administration of criminal justice in Waterbury. Connelly fell under an unflattering light when he was forced to admit he had taken trips with busy Waterbury defense attorney Martin Minnella.

The Courant reports on some of the negotiating and maneuvering that preceded today’s announcement.  Skip the smooches for Connelly that start and end the story.

Defense attorney and writer Norm Pattis has more on the federal investigation of Connelly. Pattis is one of the lawyers representing Minnella and has written about the investigation in pungent columns and posts.