STATE v. ABNEY

No. 23257.

869 A.2d 1263 (2005)

88 Conn.App. 495

STATE of Connecticut v. Latoya T. ABNEY.

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Decided April 19, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lauren Weisfeld, assistant public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

Bruce R. Lockwood, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were John A. Connelly, state's attorney, and Cynthia S. Serafini, assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

LAVERY, C.J., and SCHALLER and BISHOP, Js.


BISHOP, J.

The defendant, Latoya T. Abney, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of manslaughter in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55 (a)(1). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the trial court abused its discretion by excluding evidence probative of her claim of self-defense, (2) in excluding that evidence, the court deprived her of the right to establish a defense under the United States and Connecticut...

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