State v. Carter

• Decision Date: 25 May 1994
• Citation: 644 A.2d 915,229 Conn. 919
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
• Parties: STATE of Connecticut v. Che CARTER.

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644 A.2d 915

229 Conn. 919

STATE of Connecticut v. Che CARTER.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided May 25, 1994.

John R. Williams, New Haven, in support of the petition.

Carolyn K. Longstreth, Asst. State's Atty., in opposition.

The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 34 Conn.App. 58, 640 A.2d 610 (AC 12839), is granted, limited to the following issue:

"Was the Appellate Court correct in holding that the defendant was not entitled to a jury instruction on the law of self-defense?"