179 Conn. 327 | Conn. | 1979
In State v. Branham, 171 Conn. 12, 368 A.2d 63 (1976), we held that in the absence of controlling statutory provisions
There is no error.
Since the trial of this case General Statutes § 54-84 has been amended to read, in pertinent part, as follows: “(b) Unless the accused requests otherwise, the court shall instruct the jury that they may draw no unfavorable inferences from the accused's failure to testify. . . ."