State v. Lisboa, 85 A.3d 1244

Defendant Christopher Lisboa was tried by a three-judge panel and convicted of murder under §53a-54a and assault in the first degree under §53a-59(a)(1).
Panel found, unanimously, that Lisboa acted with the intent to cause Rios's death and that his stabbing caused the death.
Evidence showed a history of animosity, prior fights, and a plan to lure Rios to Lisboa’s apartment.
Lisboa’s belongings had been stolen prior to the incident; he later placed a $2000 bounty for Rios to exact revenge.
A hunting knife was found and testified to as the weapon used; witnesses described the luring and ambush setup orchestrated by Lisboa and Jennifer Stewart.
Lisboa challenged the sufficiency of the evidence on intent; the court affirmed the conviction and merged the murder and assault convictions, imposing a 48-year sentence with 25 years to serve and 10 years of special parole.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether the evidence suffices to prove Lisboa intended to kill Rios	Lisboa	Lisboa	Yes, sufficient to infer intent to kill
What standard governs sufficiency review in this case	State	Lisboa	Two-part test; view most favorable to sustaining verdict; cannot substitute own judgment
Whether post-attack conduct supports intent	State	Lisboa	Yes; conscious-ness of guilt inferred from conduct and false home-invasion narrative
Whether circumstantial evidence and weapon use support intent	State	Lisboa	Yes; circumstantial evidence and weapon use support intent to kill

State v. Sadowski, 146 Conn. App. 693 (2013) (affords framework for sufficiency review and appellate standard of review)
State v. Andrews, 114 Conn. App. 738 (2009) (intent and circumstantial evidence may be inferred from surrounding facts)
State v. Salaman, 97 Conn. App. 670 (2006) (circumstantial evidence may establish intent; natural consequences inference allowed)
State v. LaSalle, 95 Conn. App. 263 (2006) (consciousness of guilt shown by actions after crime (washing knife))