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STATE v. HINCKLEY

(11351)

198 Conn. 77 (1985)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOSEPH S. HINCKLEY

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released December 17, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Suzanne Zitser, assistant public defender, with whom were Jon C. Blue, assistant public defender, and, on the brief, Joette Katz, public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

James G. Clark, deputy assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were John J. Kelly, chief state's attorney, and John M. Massameno, assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

PETERS, C. J., HEALEY, SHEA, DANNEHY and CALLAHAN, JS.

SHEA, J.

The defendant, Joseph Hinckley, was convicted, after a trial to a jury, of manslaughter in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55a. From this judgment the defendant appeals, claiming: (1) that the trial court erred in its charge to the jury regarding the issue of insanity; (2) that he was denied effective assistance of counsel as a result of an erroneous request to charge, adopted by the...

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