State v. Kurvin

This appeal1 challenges the trial court’s instructions to the jury in two respects. First, it is claimed that the instructions on intent were constitutionally inadequate. Second, it is *557asserted that the instruction pertaining to the factors to be considered by the jury in weighing the defendant’s credibility as a witness was constitutionally prejudicial. Because the defendant filed no request to charge and because he took no exception to the court’s instructions, we must first determine whether they raise questions of constitutional dimensions; State v. Gooch, 186 Conn. 17, 18, 438 A.2d 867…