State v. Colon

The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of assault of an employee of the department of correction in violation of General Statutes § 53a-167c (a) (1). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the instructions on the jurors’ duties caused unfair prejudice, (2) during its instructions on the credibility of witnesses, the trial court unfairly emphasized the defendant’s interest in the outcome of the case, (3) the trial court’s instructions on reasonable doubt were improper, and (4) the trial court improperly gave a Chip Smith charge, at least in the…