State v. Dull

Opinion

DALY, J.

The defendant, Nathan Dull, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a trial by a three judge panel,1 of murder in violation of General *581Statutes § 53a-54a.2 On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) concluded that he failed to establish as an affirmative defense that he lacked substantial capacity due to a mental disease or defect to appreciate or control his wrongful conduct,3 (2) violated his due process rights by failing to require the state to disprove his insanity defense4 beyond a reasonable doubt and (3) denied his motion for a…