Case Name: State of Connecticut v. Philip Brooks
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1974-10-22
Citations: 167 Conn. 281
Docket Number: 
Parties: State of Connecticut v. Philip Brooks
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 167
Pages: 281–282

Head Matter:
State of Connecticut v. Philip Brooks
House, C. J., Shapiko, Loiselle, MacDonald and Bocdanski, Js.
Argued October 10
decision released October 22, 1974
John B. Williams, for the appellant (defendant).
William F. Gallagher, special assistant state’s attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Arnold Maride, state’s attorney, John J. Kelly and Ernest J. Diette, Jr., assistant state’s attorneys, for the appellee (state).

Opinion:
Pee Curiam.
The defendant, Philip Brooks, was
convicted in a jury trial of a sale of narcotics in violation of § 19-480 (a) of the General Statutes. He has appealed from the judgment rendered.
The sole ground of appeal briefed by the defendant was the claim that the court erred in refusing to instruct the jury that possession of heroin was a lesser included offense of the crime of sale of heroin. Of necessity, the defendant admits that unless this court reverses its decision in State v. Brown, 163 Conn. 52, 301 A.2d 547, he cannot prevail on this appeal. We adhere to our previous decision in State v. Brown, supra.
There is no error.