Case Name: State of Connecticut v. Roscoe Johnson
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1993-01-21
Citations: 224 Conn. 927
Docket Number: SC 14677
Parties: State of Connecticut v. Roscoe Johnson
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 224
Pages: 927–927

Head Matter:
State of Connecticut v. Roscoe Johnson
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 14677.
Richard Emanuel, assistant public defender, in support of the petition.
Mitchell S. Brody, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition.
Decided January 21, 1993

Opinion:
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 29 Conn. App. 584 (AC 10084), is granted, limited to the following issues:
" 1. Did the Appellate Court correctly conclude that an arguably indigent defendant, who has been sentenced to a maximum term of imprisonment of fifteen years and the maximum fine of $50,000 for a single offense, may not challenge the imposition of that fine until he has served the fifteen year sentence?
'2. Did the Appellate Court correctly conclude that the trial court's definition of reasonable doubt as 'a doubt for which a valid reason may be assigned,' was not reviewable, or if it was reviewed on its merits, was not erroneous?"