State v. Fernandez

Opinion

LAVTNE, J.

The defendant, Kadafie Fernandez, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes *343§ 53a-54a (a).1 On appeal, the defendant claims that the court improperly denied his motion for a new trial that was predicated on alleged prosecutorial impropriety. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

This appeal arises from the death of Blake Moore, who was shot at approximately 3:10 a.m. on January 1, 2008, on Pembroke Street in the city of Bridgeport. The jury reasonably could have found the following facts.

Between 10 and…