State v. Deptula

• Decision Date: 17 June 1993
• Citation: 226 Conn. 911,628 A.2d 984
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
• Parties: STATE of Connecticut v. Paul W. DEPTULA.

Page 984

628 A.2d 984

226 Conn. 911

STATE of Connecticut v. Paul W. DEPTULA.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided June 17, 1993.

Rita M. Shair, Asst. State's Atty., in support of the petition.

William H. Paetzold, Deputy Asst. Public defender, in opposition.

The state of Connecticut's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 31 Conn.App. 140, 623 A.2d 525 (AC 10956), is granted, limited to the following issue:

"Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that there was sufficient evidence to support an instruction on self-defense?"