State v. Bellamy  ·  2016-10-25  ·  Supreme Court of Connecticut  ·  2 pin-cites  ·  pin 186 A.2d at 555

"[p]ermitting [instructional] claims of error which could have been raised at trial to be raised for the first time on appeal encourages trial by ambuscade and tends to transform criminal trials into games of chance"

State v. Spillane  ·  2001-04-24  ·  Supreme Court of Connecticut  ·  2 pin-cites  ·  pin 186 A.2d at 555

“when a word contained in an essential element carries its ordinary meaning, failure to give the statutory definition will not constitute error”

State v. Huff  ·  1987-03-31  ·  Connecticut Appellate Court  ·  2 pin-cites  ·  pin 186 A.2d at 555

“We cannot ignore the fact that the defendant saw no reason to take exception to an instruction which he now claims is misleading”