State v.Carey

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ALANNA R. CAREY (SC 20273) Robinson, C. J., and McDonald, D’Auria, Mullins, Kahn, and Ecker, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of murder in connection with the shooting death of the victim, the defendant appealed. The defendant and the victim were in a relationship, which had deteriorated in the weeks preceding the victim’s death. On the day of the shooting, the defendant drove to a motel at which the victim had been staying and, several hours later, shot the victim in his motel room. At trial, the defendant asserted a theory of self-defense, claiming that she and…