Supreme Court of Connecticut

State v. Kyle A.

January 30, 2024348 Conn. 437

Summary

The court affirmed the Appellate Court’s judgment upholding the defendant’s burglary conviction. Although trial courts should identify and define the intended crime or crimes when instructing on first-degree burglary, the omission here did not constitute plain error because the instruction accurately stated the burglary elements, the omission was not clearly mandatory under precedent, and the evidence did not show manifest injustice.