State v. Dixon

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SIRUS DIXON (SC 20784) Mullins, C. J., and McDonald, D’Auria, Ecker, Alexander and Dannehy, Js. Syllabus Convicted of manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm, the defendant appealed to this court. The defendant’s conviction stemmed from an incident in which he and two friends encountered the victim and his friend, G, whom the defendant had previously assaulted. G witnessed the defendant pull a gun from his waistband, and, as G and the victim fled, a shot was fired, which ultimately struck and killed the victim. On appeal, the defendant claimed, inter alia, that…