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- Title: State v. Lewis
- Author : Supreme Court of Connecticut
- Release Date : January 14, 1998
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
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two counts of murder in violation of General Statutes çç 53a-8 and 53a-54a, and two counts of felony murder in violation of General Statutes ç 53a-54c. The defendant claims that: (1) the evidence was insufficient to prove felony murder beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the court improperly limited cross-examination of the states key witness; and (3) the court improperly excluded evidence of a third party confession. The defendant also raises several challenges to the trial courts jury instructions. Specifically, the defendant claims that the court improperly: (1) failed to charge the jury on self-defense; (2) refused to give the jury a missing witness instruction under Secondino v. New Haven Gas Co., 147 Conn. 672, 165 A.2d 598 (1960); and (3) instructed the jury regarding reasonable doubt. The defendant also claims that his protection against
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