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STATE v. ALSTON

(2812)

5 Conn. App. 571 (1985)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CONNIE J. ALSTON

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Decision released December 10, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene J. Riccio, public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

Frederick W. Fawcett, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, was Donald A. Browne, state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

DUPONT, C. J., HULL and BORDEN, JS.

HULL, J.

The defendant was convicted, after a trial to a jury, of manslaughter in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55 (a) (3).1 She appeals this conviction claiming that the trial court erred by failing to instruct the jury concerning the general intent required for commission of manslaughter in the first degree. Because we conclude that the court's instructions could not possibly, in the context of the factual...

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