State v. Santos

The defendant, Billy Joe Santos, appeals1 from the judgment of conviction, rendered unanimously by a three judge panel,2 of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) concluded that he failed to establish his defense of extreme emotional disturbance and (2) concluded that he acted with intent *363to cause the death of the victim. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The facts are as follows. During the late evening of November 8 or the early morning of November 9,1992, the sixteen year old defendant was visiting…