State v. Aponte

Opinion

SPEAR, J.

The defendant, Nicholas Aponte, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of felony murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54c,1 attempt to commit robbery in the first degree *431in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-492 and 53a-134 (a) (2),3 and conspiracy to commit robbery in the first *432degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-484 and 53a-134 (a) (2). He claims that (1) the trial court’s instructions to the jury on the defense of duress were inadequate and misleading, and (2) the prosecutor made prejudicial remarks in his closing…