Case Name: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. NELSON RAMOS
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 2002-09-12
Citations: 261 Conn. 922
Docket Number: SC 16829
Parties: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. NELSON RAMOS
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 261
Pages: 922–922

Head Matter:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. NELSON RAMOS
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 16829.
Toni M. Smith-Rosario, assistant state’s attorney, in support of the petition.
Kent Drager, senior assistant public defender, in opposition.
Decided September 12, 2002

Opinion:
The petition by the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 70 Conn. App. 855 (AC 20921), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the defendant's conviction under General Statutes § 29-38 because the state failed to prove that the defendant intended to carry the hammer in his vehicle with the intent to use it as a dangerous instrument?"