Opinion
Decided October 25, 2000
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 59 Conn. App. 243 (AC 19722), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"Whether the Appellate Court properly concluded that the trial court was not required to instruct the jury that the state must prove that the defendant did not have a justified reasonable belief that the victim had consented?"
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 16412.
John B. Cantarella, special public defender, in support of the petition. Christopher T. Godialis, assistant state's attorney, in opposition.