Case Name: State of Connecticut v. Ariel Hernandez
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1990-07-11
Citations: 216 Conn. 804
Docket Number: 
Parties: State of Connecticut v. Ariel Hernandez
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 216
Pages: 804–804

Head Matter:
State of Connecticut v. Ariel Hernandez
Robert M. Casóle, in support of the petition.
Leon F. Dalbec, Jr., deputy assistant state’s attorney, in opposition.
Decided July 11, 1990

Opinion:
The defendant's petitions for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 21 Conn. App. 235, is granted, and a consolidated appeal (P.B. § 4004) will be docketed, limited to the following issues:
"Is the defendant entitled, upon request, to have the jury instructed that an information is not evidence of guilt?
"Is the defendant entitled, upon request, to have the jury instructed that the arguments of counsel are not evidence?
"Is the defendant entitled to have the trial court marshal the evidence to present the evidence of the defense as well as the evidence of the prosecution?"