State of Connecticut v. Alfredo Gonzalez

Summary

The court held that a defendant may be convicted as an accessory to first-degree manslaughter with a firearm without proof that the defendant intended the principal to use, carry, or threaten to use a firearm. Accessorial liability requires intent to cause serious physical injury and intent to aid the principal in causing the victim’s death, while the firearm element requires only that the principal volitionally use, possess, or threaten to use a firearm. Because the jury instructions stated these elements correctly, the court affirmed the conviction.