State v. Leroy

Feb 3, 1994
SC 14879
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The plaintiff’s petition for certification for ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‍appeal from the Appellate Court, 33 Conn. App. 232 (AC 11187), is granted, limited ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‍to the following issues:

“1. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‍trial court’s instruction on proximate cause constituted a violation of the defendant’s ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‍constitutional rights?
“2. If the answer to question (1) is yes, has the state ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‍established harmlessness beyond a reasonable doubt?”