State v. Thurman

After a trial to a jury, the defendant was convicted of assault in the first degree in violation *303of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (1). On appeal from the judgment of conviction, the defendant challenges the trial court’s charge to the jury. The defendant claims that the trial court erred (1) by failing to instruct the jury that it could draw no unfavorable inferences from the defendant’s failure to testify in his own behalf at trial, (2) by failing to define certain terms contained in the charge regarding the defense of lack of criminal responsibility by reason of mental disease or defect,…