State v. Ash

• Citation: 229 Conn. 916,642 A.2d 1211
• Court: Supreme Court of Connecticut
• Decision Date: 12 May 1994
• Parties: STATE of Connecticut v. Eric ASH.

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642 A.2d 1211

229 Conn. 916

STATE of Connecticut v. Eric ASH.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided May 12, 1994.

Ramona S. Carlow, Sp. Public Defender, in support of the petition.

John A. East III, Deputy Asst. State's Atty., in opposition.

The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 33 Conn.App. 782, 638 A.2d 633 (AC 11438), is granted, limited to the following issue:

"Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that a misstatement of the law on the duty to retreat imposed by General Statutes § 53a-19(b) contained in the trial court's jury instruction was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt?"