Case Name: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMEL BURKE
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1999-05-12
Citations: 249 Conn. 901
Docket Number: SC 16105
Parties: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMEL BURKE
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 249
Pages: 901–901

Head Matter:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMEL BURKE
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 16105.
Theresa M. Dalton, assistant public defender, in support of the petition.
Ellen A. Jawitz, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition.
Decided May 12, 1999

Opinion:
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 51 Conn. App. 798 (AC 17733), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the defense of self-defense does not apply to a charge of felony murder as a matter of law?"