DUPONT, C. J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment following his conviction by a jury of assault in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-61 (a) (1). His sole claim is that, contrary to the mandate of General Statutes § 54-84 (b), the trial court failed to instruct the jury that no adverse inference could be drawn against him because of his failure to testify at trial. We agree that the omission of that instruction was improper, reverse...
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