State v. Irizarry

The defendant, Felix A. Irizarry, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered against him following a jury trial on one count each of assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-60 (a) (1) and (2), and one count each of breach of the peace in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-181 (a) (1) and (2). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction of second degree assault in violation of § 53a-60 (a) (1), and (2) prosecutorial improprieties during closing argument resulted in the violation of his…