Legal Opinion
State v. Garcia
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided January 27, 2004No. AC 23118PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAVERY, C. J.
The defendant, Eduardo Garcia, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after *296a jury trial, of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (3) and risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1999) § 53-21 (1). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the court abused its discretion by failing to order a competency hearing, (2) there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction of assault in the first degree and (3) the court improperly instructed the jury. We disagree and, accordingly, affirm the…
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