State v. Rivet

Opinion

FOTI, J.

The defendant, Ronald N. Rivet, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly instructed the jury on the element of intent. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

On January 26, 2003, the defendant shot and killed James Beattie alongside Route 2 in North Stonington. The defendant had known Beattie since the 1970s, and Beattie formerly had been married to the defendant’s fiancee. The state charged the defendant with murder, but he…