State v. Wright

• Decision Date: 06 November 1997
• Citation: 243 Conn. 943,704 A.2d 800
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
• Parties: STATE of Connecticut v. Ray Charles WRIGHT.

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704 A.2d 800

243 Conn. 943

STATE of Connecticut v. Ray Charles WRIGHT.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided Nov. 6, 1997.

William J. Shea, Hartford, in support of the petition.

Michael E. O'Hare, Deputy Assistant State's Attorney, in opposition.

The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 46 Conn.App. 616, 700 A.2d 79 (AC 15773), is granted, limited to the following issue:

"Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the legislative classification of larceny in the second degree, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-123(a)(3), as a class C felony, and robbery in the third degree, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-133, as a class D felony does not violate the defendant's right to equal protection of the laws under the federal or state constitution?"

The Supreme Court docket number is SC 15816.