Case Name: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. XAVIER RIVERA
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 2005-12-14
Citations: 276 Conn. 929
Docket Number: SC 17574
Parties: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. XAVIER RIVERA
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 276
Pages: 929–929

Head Matter:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. XAVIER RIVERA
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 17574.
Decided December 14, 2005
Frederick W. Fawcett, supervisory assistant state’s attorney, in support of the petition.
Alexander H. Schwartz, special public defender, in opposition.

Opinion:
The petition by the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 92 Conn. App. 110 (AC 24082), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"Whether the Appellate Court properly held that the trial court's charge on conspiracy was deficient because it did not set forth an essential element, the object of the conspiracy?"