Case Name: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL PIORKOWSKI
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1996-11-20
Citations: 239 Conn. 943
Docket Number: SC 15572
Parties: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL PIORKOWSKI
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 239
Pages: 943–943

Head Matter:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL PIORKOWSKI
Decided November 20, 1996
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 15572.
Elizabeth M. Inkster, assistant public defender, and Joseph G. Bruckmann, public defender, in support of the petition.
Judith Rossi, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition.

Opinion:
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 43 Conn. App. 209 (AC 13537), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that, under article first, § 8, of the Connecticut constitution, the defendant's waiver of counsel regarding his October 22, 1992 statement was not rendered invalid by the fact that the waiver was made without the presence of counsel?"