Case Name: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MAKEE R.
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 2009-11-17
Citations: 294 Conn. 912
Docket Number: SC 18494
Parties: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MAKEE R.
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 294
Pages: 912–912

Head Matter:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MAKEE R.
Decided November 17, 2009
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 18494.
John R. Gulash, Jr., in support of the petition.
Frederick W. Fawcett, special assistant state’s attorney, in opposition.

Opinion:
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 117 Conn. App. 191 (AC 28946), is granted, limited to the following issues:
"1. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court's preliminary instruction to the jury regarding posttrial sentencing procedures was improper but nonetheless did not affect the fairness of the trial?
"2. Did the Appellate Court properly determine that the trial court's final instructions to the jury regarding the child-victim's credibility did not unfairly bolster the credibility of the victim, nor dilute the state's burden of proof, nor prejudice the defendant?"
KATZ and VERTEFEUILLE, Js., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition.