State v. Honsch

Summary

The court affirmed the murder conviction, holding that Connecticut may apply a permissive presumption that a homicide occurred where the victim's body was found when the location of the killing is unknown. The court also held that the evidence, including consciousness of guilt and physical evidence, was sufficient to establish the defendant's identity and that the trial court properly refused a special palm-print instruction because the palm prints were not the only or principal evidence connecting him to the crime.