State v. Honsch (Concurrence)

Summary

Justice McDonald concurs in part and in the judgment, agreeing that the evidence established the defendant's identity and that no fingerprint-evidence instruction was required. The concurrence also agrees that Connecticut should adopt a presumption that, when a victim's body is found in the state and the location of the killing is unknown, the homicide may be treated as having occurred in the state for territorial-jurisdiction purposes, but characterizes that presumption as effectively conclusive because rebutting it could require self-incrimination. The concurrence's reasoning does not constitute the court's holding.