Supreme Court of Connecticut
State of Connecticut v. Jason Osimanti
November 9, 2010299 Conn. 1
Summary
The court affirmed the defendant’s conviction for first-degree manslaughter, concluding that any error in limiting evidence concerning the victim’s domestic violence history was harmless, that the self-defense instructions were not misleading, and that the trial court adequately investigated a juror’s possible bias. The court emphasized that the central self-defense issue was whether the defendant could safely retreat before using deadly force and that the juror gave unequivocal assurances of impartiality.