STATE v. CARPENTER

(AC 41888).

221 A.3d 510 (2019)

194 Conn.App. 364

STATE of Connecticut, v. Benjamin Chase CARPENTER.

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Officially released November 19, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew C. Eagan , assigned counsel, with whom were James P. Sexton , assigned counsel, and, on the brief, Emily Graner Sexton , assigned counsel, and Danielle J.B. Edwards , assigned counsel, for the appellant (defendant).

Nancy L. Chupak , senior assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Patrick Griffin , state's attorney, and Seth Garbarsky , senior assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

Lavine, Prescott and Harper, Js.


The defendant, Benjamin Chase Carpenter, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder and arson in the second degree. The defendant claims that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury, as he requested, on third-party culpability. We disagree with the defendant and, accordingly, affirm the...

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