State v. Beverley

The defendant, Maurice Beverley, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of one count of felony murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54c ; one count of robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (2) ; and one count of criminal possession of a firearm in violation of General Statutes § 53a-217 (a). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court abused its discretion in (1) failing to conduct an adequate investigation into alleged juror bias, and (2) limiting the defendant's cross-examination of the state's key…