State v. Adams
Connecticut Supreme Court
623 A.2d 42 (1993)
Shelton Adams (defendant) helped Sherman Sims obtain a handgun and was present in a taxi when Sims fatally shot and robbed the driver, but Adams claimed he had exited the cab and fled once Sims produced the weapon; convicted of felony murder, robbery, and weapons charges (though acquitted of conspiracy), Adams appealed the trial court's refusal to instruct the jury on the defense of renunciation.
Whether, under Connecticut law, a jury instruction on a defense of renunciation is warranted only when there is evidence that the defendant completely and voluntarily renounced his participation in the crime and did so in a way as to wholly deprive or neutralize his participation in the endeavor of its effectiveness.