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State v. Wortham

Citations

  • 80 Conn. App. 635
  • 836 A.2d 1231
  • 2003 Conn. App. LEXIS 550

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  • waived claim regarding self-defense instruction by agreeing to charge during charging conference and arguing in accord with charge
  • waived claim regarding self-defense instruction by agreeing to charge during charging conference and arguing in accord with charge
  • “[i]t is the jury’s right to accept some, none or all of the evidence presented”
  • defendant waived claim regarding jury instruction duty to retreat and initial aggressor exceptions to self-defense when his counsel agreed during charging conference that such instruction was appropriate and argued against their application in his closing arguments

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Judges: Hennessy

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