Case Name: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SCOTT SMITH
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 2001-10-10
Citations: 258 Conn. 930
Docket Number: SC 16606
Parties: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SCOTT SMITH
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 258
Pages: 930–931

Head Matter:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SCOTT SMITH
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 16606.

Opinion:
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 65 Conn. App. 126 (AC 20829), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court was not required to instruct the jury on the lesser included offense of manslaughter in the first degree?"
James B. Streeto, deputy assistant public defender, in support of the petition.
Susann E. Gill, senior assistant state's attorney, in opposition.
Decided October 10, 2001