State v. Orta

Opinion

SHEA, J.

The defendant, Jorge Orta, has appealed from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of accessory to manslaughter in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ SSa-SB1 and 53a-8 (a),2 for which the trial court imposed a sentence of incarceration of twelve years. On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the evidence at trial was insufficient to support the verdict, (2) the court improperly charged the jury, thereby creating confusion on the element of intent, and (3) the court improperly charged the jury on the meaning of reasonable doubt. We affirm…