
    STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL D. PIRES, SR.
   The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 122 Conn. App. 729 (AC 30860), is granted, limited to the following issue:

The Supreme Court docket number is SC 18742.

April E. Brodeur, special public defender, in support of the petition.

John P. Gravalec-Pannone, senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition.

Decided February 1, 2011

“Did the Appellate Court properly determine that the defendant was not deprived of his constitutional right to self-representation?”  