State v. Varszegi

The defendant was initially charged with larceny in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-122 (a) (2)1 and 53a-119,2 and criminal coercion in violation of General Statutes § 53a-49 (a) (2). Following a jury trial, he was convicted of the lesser included offense of larceny in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-1243 and acquitted of the coercion charge. The defendant appeals from his larceny conviction. The defendant claims that (1) there was insufficient evidence to support the larceny conviction and (2) the trial court’s jury instruction violated his…