General
State of Connecticut v. Roger D. Cawthra
29 Conn. App. 919·Connecticut Appellate Court·1992·CT
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Opinion
State of Connecticut v. Roger D. Cawthra
(10596)
Dupont, C. J., Daly and Foti, Js.
Argued December 2
decision released December 22, 1992
Helena P. Walton, with whom were William H. Narwold and William H. Bright, Jr., for the appellant (defendant).
Marjorie Allen Dauster, deputy assistant state’s attorney, with whom, on the brief, were John M. Bailey, state’s attorney, and Joan Alexander, assistant state’s attorney, for the appellee (state).
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
The state concedes and we agree that the instructions of the trial court constitute reversible error.
The judgment is reversed and the case is remanded for a new trial.