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STATE v. LONG

171 Conn. 18 (1976)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MELVIN LONG

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released April 27, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Tiernan, Jr., for the appellant (defendant).

Ernest J. Diette, Jr., assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, was Arnold Markle, state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

HOUSE, C. J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and BARBER, JS.

BARBER, J.

The defendant was tried to a jury and convicted of the crime of sale of heroin, in violation of § 19-480 (a) of the General Statutes. On appeal, he has assigned error in the court's failure to charge the jury in accordance with his request and in the court's failure to rule upon his motion to suppress the use by the state of a prior felony conviction for impeachment purposes on cross-examination.

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