State v. Whitford

*612 Opinion

BORDEN, J.

The defendant appeals1 from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of one count of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (l).2 The defendant claims that the trial court improperly: (1) failed to define the term “initial aggressor” in charging the jury on self-defense; (2) instructed the jury regarding the defendant’s duty to retreat; (3) instructed the jury on provocation as an exception to self-defense; (4) instructed the jury regarding the degree of force used by the defendant against the victim; (5) excluded evidence…