State v. Webb

The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm in violation of General Statutes § BSa-SBa.1 The defendant claims that (1) the trial court improperly instructed the jury on self-defense, (2) the statute defining first degree reckless manslaughter is unconstitutionally vague as applied in this case, and (3) the trial court abused its discretion in permitting the introduction of the defendant’s prior convictions as impeachment evidence. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The jury reasonably could have…