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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