
    STATE of Connecticut v. Earl SIMPSON
    Supreme Court of Connecticut.
    Decided December 20, 2016
    James M. Rails, assistant state's attorney, in support of the petition.
    Deren Manasevit, assigned counsel, in opposition.
    The petition by the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 169 Conn.App. 168, 150 A.3d 699 (2016), is granted, limited to the following issues:
    "1. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court erred in failing to conduct a hearing on the defendant's motion to withdraw his plea?
    "2. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court erred in failing to conduct a hearing on the defendant's request for new counsel?"
     