State v. Darrow

Opinion

ROBINSON, J.

The defendant, James R. Darrow, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes *145§ 53a-54a.1 On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly declined to instruct the jury on self-defense, defense of premises and defense of property. We agree that the defendant was entitled to a self-defense instruction and, therefore, reverse the judgment of the trial court.2

On the basis of the evidence presented at trial, the jury reasonably could have found the following facts. In the mid-1990s, the defendant…