State v. Morales

• Decision Date: 22 April 1996
• Citation: 674 A.2d 1333,237 Conn. 907
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
• Parties: STATE of Connecticut v. David MORALES.

Page 1333

674 A.2d 1333

237 Conn. 907

STATE of Connecticut v. David MORALES.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided April 22, 1996.

Patricia A. King, New Haven, in support of the petition.

Timothy J. Sugrue, Executive Assistant State's Attorney, in opposition.

The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 40 Conn.App. 935, 671 A.2d 867 (AC 14243), is granted, limited to the following issues:

"1. Does General Statutes § 46b-127 authorize a conviction for manslaughter of a child who was validly transferred to the regular criminal docket to stand trial for murder?

"2. If the statute authorizes such a conviction, does the statute violate the child's constitutional rights to equal protection or due process?"

The Supreme Court docket number is SC 15405.