State v. Young

Opinion

LANDAU, J.

The defendant, Mack Young, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-*83354a (a).1 On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the state failed to present sufficient evidence that he intended to kill the victim, (2) the trial court improperly denied his motion for a mistrial because a witness testified that the defendant was a gang member, (3) he was denied his constitutional right to a fair trial when a witness testified that the defendant was a drug dealer, (4) the court improperly included the “ingenuity…