Case Name: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROLANDO CRUZ
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 2003-05-02
Citations: 263 Conn. 921
Docket Number: SC 16990
Parties: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROLANDO CRUZ
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 263
Pages: 921–921

Head Matter:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROLANDO CRUZ
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 16990.
Alice Osedach-Powers, assistant public defender, in support of the petition.
James A. Killen, senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition.
Decided May 2, 2003

Opinion:
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 75 Conn. App. 500 (AC 22575), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that, with respect to the challenged instruction on the issue of self-defense, the defendant could not prevail under State v. Golding, 213 Conn. 233, 567 A.2d 823 (1989)?"