
    State of Connecticut v. Deborah Szymkiewicz
   The state of Connecticut’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 36 Conn. App. 625 (AC 12807), is granted, limited to the following issues:

“1. Under the circumstances of this case, did the Appellate Court properly conclude that General Statutes § 53a-181 (a) (1) does not include speech that constitutes ‘fighting words’?

Decided April 24, 1995

MitchellS. Brody, assistant state’s attorney, in support of the petition.

Scott M. Jones, deputy assistant public defender, in opposition.

“2. If the answer to question 1 is no, was the evidence sufficient for conviction of a violation of that statute?”

The Supreme Court docket number is SC 15253.  