State v. Lewis

Opinion

The defendant, Andreas P. Lewis, Jr., appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (1) and breach of the peace in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-181 (a) (l). On appeal, the defendant claims that the court improperly denied his timely request to poll the jury. We agree and, therefore, reverse the judgment of the trial court.

The following facts are necessary for our disposition of the defendant’s claim. Following deliberations, the jury returned a guilty verdict…