STATE v. BURKE


182 Conn. 330 (1980)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. WESLEY BURKE

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released November 11, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce A. Sturman, assistant public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

Robert E. Beach, Jr., assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

COTTER, C. J., BOGDANSKI, PETERS, HEALEY and PARSKEY, JS.


COTTER, C. J.

The sole issue raised in this appeal is whether the trial court's failure to give the "no unfavorable inference" instruction mandated by General Statutes § 54-84 (b) is reversible error even when the defendant's trial counsel failed to object to its omission from the charge delivered by the trial court. Because we find error in the trial court's failure to give the required instruction to the jury, we do not discuss the facts except insofar as they...

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