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STATE v. CARTAGENA

(AC 15894)

47 Conn. App. 317 (1997)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JUAN CARTAGENA

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Officially released December 23, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis S. Avitabile, special public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

C. Robert Satti, Jr., senior assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, was Donald A. Browne, state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

Foti, Lavery and Healey, Js.

Opinion

LAVERY, J.

The defendant, Juan Cartagena, appeals from the judgment, rendered after ajury trial, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55 (a) (1).1 On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court (1) improperly instructed the jury on self-defense, (2) improperly instructed the jury on manslaughter in the first degree as a lesser included offense of murder...

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