State v. Heredia

Opinion

FOTI, J.

The defendant, Jose Ramon Heredia, appeals from the judgment of conviction rendered after a jury trial of intentional manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55a, and conspiracy to commit assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-48 and 53a-59 (a) (1). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the state failed to produce independent corroborating evidence for the defendant’s inculpatory statements, and (2) the trial court committed evidentiary and constitutional error by excluding the testimony of a defense…