State v. Cooper

182 Conn. 207 (1980)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT

v.

NATHANIEL COOPER

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Argued June 3, 1980.

Decision released August 19, 1980.

COTTER, C. J., BOGDANSKI, PETERS, HEALEY and PARSKEY, JS.

Roger J. Frechette, for the appellant (defendant).

Linda K. Lager, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Arnold Markle, state's attorney, and Mary Galvin, assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

ARTHUR H. HEALEY, J.

The single issue presented in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury in accordance with the defendant's request to…