State v. Williams

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROBERT J. WILLIAMS (SC 20766) Mullins, C. J., and McDonald, D’Auria, Ecker, Alexander and Dannehy, Js. Syllabus Convicted of manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm, criminal posses- sion of a firearm, criminal possession of ammunition, and carrying a pistol without a permit, the defendant appealed to this court. The defendant’s conviction arose from an incident in which he shot and killed a third-party bystander while shooting at another individual who had shot at the defendant first. With respect to the first degree manslaughter charge, the state alleged that…