STATE v. BURKE

(AC 17733)

51 Conn. App. 798 (1999)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMEL BURKE

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Officially released February 16, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theresa M. Dalton, assistant public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

Ellen Jawitz, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, was Maureen Keegan, acting state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

Landau, Spear and Hennessy, Js.


Opinion

HENNESSY, J.

The defendant, Jamel Burke, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of felony murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54c1and burglary in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-103 (a).2 The defendant claims (1) that the trial court improperly instructed the jury on self-defense or, in the alternative, that...

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