State v. Cruz

The defendant, Justo Cruz, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree in violation of General *850Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (3).1 The defendant claims that the trial court (1) improperly instructed the jury that a reasonable doubt is not “a slight doubt,” (2) unfairly marshaled the evidence during its charge to the jury, thereby depriving the defendant of a fair trial, and (3) gave an unbalanced and coercive charge after the jury reported that it was deadlocked five to one. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The jury reasonably could…