Supreme Court of Connecticut

State v. LeRoya M.

September 13, 2021340 Conn. 590

Summary

The court affirmed the defendant's convictions for two murders after concluding that the trial court reasonably rejected her affirmative defense of mental disease or defect. The trial court was entitled to credit the state's expert and other evidence indicating that the defendant planned the killings, appreciated their wrongfulness, and retained the capacity to conform her conduct to the law. No separate opinions were filed.