STATE v. WHITAKER

(5459)

12 Conn. App. 604 (1987)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CLAYMON WHITAKER

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Decision released November 17, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Abbamonte, for the appellant (defendant).

Richard F. Jacobson, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, was Donald A. Browne, state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

BORDEN, SPALLONE and O'CONNELL, JS.


SPALLONE, J.

The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, after a jury trial, of the crime of attempted escape from custody in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 and 53a-171 (a).

The sole question presented on appeal is whether the trial court erred when it stated, as a preamble to its recharge to the jury concerning the defense of abandonment, that it was "probably a minor point." We...

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