State v. Aponte

Opinion

DALY, J.

The defendant, Raymond Aponte, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a),1 and conspiracy to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-54a (a) and 53a-48 (a)2. The defendant claims that the court improperly instructed the jury by (1) failing to charge that the crime of conspiracy to commit murder requires a specific intent to cause the death of the victim, (2) charging that one who uses a deadly weapon on the vital part of another will be deemed to have intended the probable result…