State v. Rasmussen

A jury found the defendant, Erik C. Rasmussen, guilty of the murder of his wife, in violation of General Statutes § óSa-ñia.1 The defendant has appealed to this court pursuant to General Statutes § 51-199 (b) (3) from the judgment of the trial court sentencing him to a term of imprisonment of thirty-five years. He claims that the court improperly': (1) denied his request to instruct the jury on lesser included *57offenses; (2) denied his motion for a judgment of acquittal; (3) denied his motions to suppress various evidence; (4) refused to excuse a juror and denied a related motion for a…