State v. Hargett

• Decision Date: 06 October 2020
• Citation: State v. Hargett, 335 Conn. 952, 238 A.3d 730(Mem) (Conn. 2020)
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
• Parties: STATE of Connecticut v. Nasir R. HARGETT

335 Conn. 952

238 A.3d 730 (Mem)

STATE of Connecticut

v.Nasir R. HARGETT

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided October 6, 2020

Jennifer Bourn, supervisory assistant public defender, in support of the petition.

Robert J. Scheinblum, senior assistant state's attorney, in opposition.

The defendant's petition for certification to appeal from the Appellate Court, 196 Conn. App. 228, 229 A.3d 1047 (2020), is granted, limited to the following issues:

"1. Did the Appellate Court correctly conclude that the evidence was insufficient to entitle the defendant to a jury instruction on self-defense?

"2. Did the Appellate Court correctly conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in excluding as irrelevant evidence that the victim was under the influence of phencyclidine (PCP) at the time of the murder and that a woman had informed a group of individuals, including the defendant, that the...