Legal Opinion
State v. Best
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided October 4, 2016No. AC38311PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarper, J.
On the second day of evidence in his criminal trial, the defendant, Durante Best, filed a written request for a jury instruction of self-defense. 1 The trial court denied his request. Following the trial, he was convicted of one count of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a), two counts of attempt to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 and 53a-54a (a), two counts of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (1), and criminal possession of a firearm in violation of General Statutes § 53a-217 (a). On appeal, he claims that the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. BaileySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- State v. WrightConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- Lin v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- State v. TerwilligerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. BestSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2020
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- State v. HargettConnecticut Appellate Court · 2020