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State v. Spillane

Supreme Court of Connecticut
Nov 2, 1999
740 A.2d 866 (Conn. 1999)

Opinion

Decided November 2, 1999


The petition of the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 54 Conn. App. 201 (AC 17194), is granted, limited to the following issues:

"1. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court's instructions regarding `appropriate' were constitutionally inadequate?

"2. If the answer to the first question is `yes' was the error harmful?"

The Supreme Court docket number is SC 16215.

James M. Ralls, assistant state's attorney, in support of the petition. Joel M. Ellis and Donald E. Weisman, in opposition.


Summaries of

State v. Spillane

Supreme Court of Connecticut
Nov 2, 1999
740 A.2d 866 (Conn. 1999)
Case details for

State v. Spillane

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROBERT W. SPILLANE

Court:Supreme Court of Connecticut

Date published: Nov 2, 1999

Citations

740 A.2d 866 (Conn. 1999)
740 A.2d 866

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