STATE v. HUGHES

(SC 20268).

267 A.3d 81 (2021)

341 Conn. 387

STATE of Connecticut v. Dante Alexander HUGHES.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released November 23, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vishal K. Garg , West Hartford, for the appellant (defendant).

Jonathan M. Sousa , deputy assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Michael L. Regan , former state's attorney, and Paul J. Narducci , state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

Robinson, C. J., and McDonald, D'Auria, Kahn, Ecker and Keller, Js.


Following a jury trial, the defendant, Dante Alexander Hughes, was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55a, after the jury found him not guilty of murder but rejected his claim of self-defense. In a subsequent trial to the court, the defendant was found guilty of criminal...

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