State v. Chankar

The defendant, Marwan Chankar, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of arson in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-111 (a) (2) and criminal mischief in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-115 (a) (1). The jury found the defendant not guilty of attempt to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 (a) (2) and 53a-54a. On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) his fifth amendment and fourteenth amendment privilege against self-incrimination was violated when police officers conducted a custodial interrogation…