State v. Allen

The defendant appeals from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a jury trial, of manslaughter in the first degree in violation of General Stat*82utes § 53a-55 (a) (l).1 In his appeal, the defendant sets forth two claims. He first claims that the cumulative effect of numerous trial errors, including (1) the trial court’s instruction that the state seeks only the conviction of the guilty, (2) the trial court’s failure to instruct the jury on the defense of intoxication, (3) outbursts by one of the state’s witnesses while testifying, and (4) the admission of autopsy photographs, resulted…