State v. Butler

Opinion

SCHALLER, J.

The defendant, James Butler, appeals from the judgments of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of five counts of robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (4) and two counts of conspiracy to commit robbeiy in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-48 and 53a-134 (a) (4). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) refused to permit a defense witness to testify, (2) instructed the jury on circumstantial evidence and (3) invaded the province of the jury *102in commenting on the admissibility of his…