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STATE v. SMITH

(6067)

16 Conn. App. 223 (1988)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RUFUS SMITH

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Decision released September 13, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest J. Diette, Jr., special public defender, with whom, on the brief, was Barry B. Johnson-Fay, special public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

Carolyn K. Longstreth, deputy assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, was Mary Galvin, assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

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

SPALLONE, J.

The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55.

The defendant claims that the trial court erred (1) by refusing to caution the jury to scrutinize the testimony of a key state's witness because the witness was an accomplice to the crime charged and had a motive to testify...

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