CT Supreme Court orders new trial for man accused of killing bystander in gunfight

CT Supreme Court orders new trial for man accused of killing bystander in gunfight

The state Supreme Court has ruled that a Waterbury man deserves a new trial because his jury wasn’t told to consider his right of self defense before convicting him of manslaughter for shooting to death a bystander during a gunfight on a city street. The 5-1 decision expands the right of defendants to argue self defense when charged with some crimes of violence. The court held, addressing what it called “a novel question,” that defendants charge…