Supreme Court of Connecticut
State of Connecticut v. Nazra Mungroo
January 5, 2011299 Conn. 667
Summary
The court affirmed the Appellate Court's determination that the defendant waived her unpreserved challenge to the jury instruction defining “material fact.” The waiver resulted from defense counsel's repeated opportunities to review the proposed instructions, counsel's affirmative acceptance of them, and counsel's failure to object despite the trial court's solicitation of objections. The court also held that defense counsel may waive the defendant's constitutional right to challenge a jury instruction on direct appeal.