State v. Messier

The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of one count of burglary in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-101 (a) (2) and 53a-8, and two counts of robbery in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-135 (a) (1). The defendant’s eleven enumerated claims of error fall into five general categories. He claims that the trial court erred (1) in refusing to recuse itself after presiding over pretrial negotiations, (2) in denying his motion for acquittal, (3) in admitting evidence of uncharged misconduct, (4) in its charge…