STATE v. PEREZ


182 Conn. 603 (1981)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOSE PEREZ

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released January 20, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Eugene Spear, 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.


PETERS, J.

The defendant appeals from the judgment rendered on his conviction for the crime of murder, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a. He was indicted by a grand jury and elected to be tried by a three judge court. The principal issue before the trial court and on this appeal is not whether the defendant, Jose Perez, killed the victim, Helen Toczydlowski, but rather whether he had the mental capacity to justify a finding of guilty of murder.

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