State v. Bryan

Opinion

FLYNN, J.

The defendant, Courtney Bryan, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (1) and attempt to commit assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 and 53a-59 (a) (1). The court merged both convictions as counseled by the rule of State v. Chicano, 216 Conn. 699, 584 A.2d 425 (1990), cert. denied, 501 U.S. 1254, 111 S. Ct. 2898, 115 L. Ed. 2d 1062 (1991), and sentenced the defendant to six years imprisonment. On appeal, the defendant claims that the…