Supreme Court of Connecticut

State v. Bonilla

August 18, 2015

Summary

The court affirmed the defendant’s convictions for murder as an accessory and felony murder. It held that the cumulative evidence—including the defendant’s participation as a lookout, shared motive, post-shooting conduct, and efforts to conceal the crime—supported an inference that he shared the intent to kill. It also held that the trial court was not required to instruct the jury sua sponte on duress because the defendant did not request that instruction.