State v. Grant

The defendant was found guilty by a jury of attempted burglary in the third degree, in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 and 53a-103.1 The judgment of conviction followed his guilty plea to being a persistent serious felony offender. He appeals, claiming (1) that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction, (2) that there were several errors in the jury charge, and (3) that he was not afforded effective assistance of trial counsel. The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the failure of the court to define in its jury charge the essential statutory element of an “unlawful”…