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STATE v. MIRANDA

176 Conn. 107 (1978)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MIGUEL A. MIRANDA

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released September 12, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bourke G. Spellacy, special public defender, with whom, on the brief, was John C. King, for the appellant (defendant).

Richard A. Schats, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, was George D. Stoughton, state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

LOSELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO, SPEZIALE and PETERS, JS.

LONGO, J.

A jury found the defendant, Miguel A. Miranda, guilty of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree in violation of § 53a-55 (a) (1) of the General Statutes. The defendant admitted that he shot the victim, Daniel Germany, and testified that he acted in self-defense when Germany attacked him with a knife. His only claim on appeal is that the trial court erred in excluding from evidence Germany's record of convictions of crimes of violence. We agree...

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