State v. Flowers

Decision Date20 December 2004
Citation272 Conn. 910,863 A.2d 703
CourtConnecticut Supreme Court
PartiesSTATE of Connecticut v. Cornelius FLOWERS.

William B. Westcott, special public defender, in support of the petition.

Denise B. Smoker, assistant state's attorney, in opposition.

The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 85 Conn.App. 681, 858 A.2d 827 (2004), is granted, limited to the following issue:

"Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court's instruction on the charge of burglary in the first degree did not mislead the jury?"

NORCOTT, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition.

The Supreme Court docket number is SC 17334.

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3 cases
  • State v. Leggett
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • March 21, 2006
    ...(Internal quotation marks omitted.) State v. Flowers, 85 Conn.App. 681, 692, 858 A.2d 827, cert. granted on other grounds, 272 Conn. 910, 863 A.2d 703 (2004). The defendant further argues that the state failed to prove that he intended to agree with Sledge and Arnold to the conspiracy to co......
  • State v. Ortiz
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • April 25, 2006
    ...not. (Internal quotation marks omitted.) State v. Flowers, 85 Conn.App. 681, 692, 858 A.2d 827, cert. granted on other grounds, 272 Conn. 910, 863 A.2d 703 (2004). Where, as here, factual determinations rested in large measure on credibility assessments, we accept the reasonable credibility......
  • State v. Pelletier
    • United States
    • Connecticut Supreme Court
    • December 20, 2004

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