State v. Fletcher

In this case the Appellate Court found error in the judgment of the trial court and set aside the convictions of the defendant for manslaughter in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-56a and for carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of General Statutes § 29-35. State v. Fletcher, 10 Conn. App. 697, 525 A.2d 535 (1987). This court granted the state’s petition for certification, limiting the issues to be presented on the appeal to the following question: “May the trial court, when it receives inquiries from the foreperson of the jury regarding the legal standards…