Case Name: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN M.
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 2005-03-23
Citations: 273 Conn. 916
Docket Number: SC 17398
Parties: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN M.
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 273
Pages: 916–917

Head Matter:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN M.

Opinion:
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 87 Conn. App. 301 (AC 24174), is granted, limited to the following issue:
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 17398.
John W. Watson, special public defender, in support of the petition.
Ronald G. Weller, senior assistant state's attorney, in opposition.
Decided March 23, 2005
"Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court's evidentiary rulings, precluding evidence of M's sexual abuse and of M's animus toward the defendant, did not deprive the defendant of a fair trial?"