State v. Turner

The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of crimi*266nal attempt to commit assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 (a) (2)1 and 53a-59 (a) (l)2 and assault in the second degree with a deadly weapon in violation of General Statutes § 53a-60 (a) (2).3 He claims that (1) the trial court should not have submitted the charge of attempt to commit assault in the first degree to the jury because (a) the evidence was insufficient to support the elements of intent or substantial step and (b) the evidence proffered on this charge…