State v. Akande

Mar 5, 2009
SC 18325
Reporters:
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Before:
McLachlan

The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from ‍​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‍the Appellate Court, 111 Conn. App. 596 (AC 27755), is granted, limited to the following issue:

*919 Decided ‍​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‍March 5, 2009 The Supreme Court docket number is SC 18325. Katherine C. Essington, special public defender, in ‍​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‍support of the petition.
“Did the Appellate Court properly determine that the defendant waived his ‍​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‍claim that the jury instructions were constitutionally deficient?”
VERTEFEUILLE and MCLACHLAN, Js.,

did not participate in ‍​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‍the consideration of or decision on this petition.