Legal Opinion
State v. Folson
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 5, 1987No. 4791PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction,- after a jury trial, of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (3), and assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-60 (a) (2). He claims the trial court erred when it (1) refused to instruct the jury on voluntary intoxication, (2) refused to instruct the jury on self-defense, and (3) denied the defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal on assault in the second degree. We find error.
The testimony presented in this case was often contradictory and confusing, but tends to…
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