State v. O'Neil

Oct 16, 2001
SC 16607
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The petition by the state of ‍‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‍Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 65 Conn. App. ‍‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‍145 (AC 19710), is granted, limited to the following issue:

“Did the Appellate Court ‍‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‍properly conclude that the evidence was insufficient as a matter of ‍‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‍law to support a conviction for attempt to commit murder in ‍‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‍violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 (a) and 53a-54a?”