State v. Vas

The defendant, Diego Vas, appeals1 from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury *71trial, of one count of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a and two counts of attempted murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 and 53a-54a. On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) instructed the jury on the relationship between the evidence presented on the affirmative defense of mental disease or defect and the element of an intent to kill, (2) instructed the jury on extreme emotional disturbance, (3) denied the defendant’s motion for mistrial, and (4)…