State v. Hightower

Opinion

DRANGINIS, J.

The defendant, Phillip Hightower, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (4), larceny in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-122 (a) (3) and robbery of an occupied motor vehicle in violation of General Statutes § 53a-136a. On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction of larceny in the first degree and robbery of an occupied motor vehicle, and (2) the court should have instructed the jury on…