State v. Flowers

Decision Date29 May 2002
Citation798 A.2d 972,260 Conn. 929
PartiesSTATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JERMANO C. FLOWERS
CourtConnecticut Supreme Court

David V. DeRosa, special public defender, in support of the petition.

John A. East III, assistant state's attorney, in opposition.

The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 69 Conn. App. 57 (AC 20578/AC 20579), is denied.

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  • State v. Pereira
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • 24 Septiembre 2002
    ...404 U.S. 477, 486, 92 S.Ct. 619, 30 L.Ed.2d 618 (1972); State v. Flowers, 69 Conn.App. 57, 76, 797 A.2d 1122, cert. denied, 260 Conn. 929, 798 A.2d 972 (2002). Thus, we proceed to the merits of the defendant's On the merits, however, the defendant's claim fails. To prevail on an unpreserved......
  • State v. Sherman
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • 22 Marzo 2011
    ...consent of the owner.” (Internal quotation marks omitted.) State v. Flowers, 69 Conn.App. 57, 69, 797 A.2d 1122, cert. denied, 260 Conn. 929, 798 A.2d 972 (2002). In addition to the broad definition of larceny, § 53a–119 also “enumerates eighteen separate examples that constitute larceny, i......
  • State v. Collins
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • 1 Mayo 2007
    ...57, 71, 797 A.2d 1122 (instructions not considered in vacuum, but in context of factual issues raised at trial), cert. denied, 260 Conn. 929, 798 A.2d 972 (2002). Our focus is "on the substance of the charge rather than the form of what was said not only in light of the entire charge, but a......
  • State v. Coltherst
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • 25 Enero 2005
    ...consent of the owner." (Internal quotation marks omitted.) State v. Flowers, 69 Conn.App. 57, 69, 797 A.2d 1122, cert. denied, 260 Conn. 929, 798 A.2d 972 (2002). We conclude that, in this case, the court's charge included the essential elements of larceny, but failed to define one of these......
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