Case Name: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL WATSON
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1998-04-28
Citations: 244 Conn. 928
Docket Number: SC 15924
Parties: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL WATSON
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 244
Pages: 928–928

Head Matter:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL WATSON
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 15924.
Mark Rademacher, assistant public defender, in support of the petition.
Frederick W. Fawcett, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition.
Decided April 28, 1998

Opinion:
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 47 Conn. App. 794 (AC 16560), is granted, limited to the following issues:
"1. Did the Appellate Court properly uphold the trial court's instruction that the reasonable doubt standard and the presumption of innocence are 'designed to protect the innocent and not the guilty'?
"2. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court properly permitted the state to cross-examine the defendant's alibi witness regarding her failure to report the alibi to the proper authorities?"
NORCOTT, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition.