Supreme Court of Connecticut, 2001

State v. Aponte

State v. Aponte
Supreme Court of Connecticut · Decided June 19, 2001
256 Conn. 935; 776 A.2d 1150; 2001 Conn. LEXIS 270

State v. Aponte

Opinion of the Court

The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 63 Conn. App. 82 (AC 20234), is granted, limited to the following issues:

“1. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court’s jury instruction regarding the specific intent necessary for a charge of conspiracy to commit murder was constitutionally sufficient?

“2. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court’s instruction regarding the use of a deadly weapon on the vital part of another was constitutionally sufficient?”

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

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