State v. Williams

The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the Appellate Court properly concluded that the intent to cause death and the intent to cause serious physical injury are mutually exclusive states of mind under the circumstances of this case. After a jury trial, the defendant, Gregory Williams, was convicted of attempted murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 and 53a-54a,1 and assault in.the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (l).2 The trial court rendered judgment on the jury verdict and the defendant appealed to the Appellate Court, which *750reversed his…