STATE v. WASSIL

(15142)

233 Conn. 174 (1995)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. NICHOLAS J. WASSIL

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released May 16, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Stawicki, special public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

Marjorie Allen Dauster, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, was James E. Thomas, state's attorney, and Paul E. Murray, senior assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

PETERS, C. J., and CALLAHAN, BORDEN, BERDON and NORCOTT, JS.


PETERS, C. J.

The principal issue in this criminal appeal is whether the defendant could be convicted of manslaughter in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55 (a) (3)1 for his role in delivering narcotics to a victim who subsequently injected the narcotics into his own body. In a two count information, the state alleged that the defendant, Nicholas J. Wassil, had committed...

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