AC 45883 - State v. Carlson ("The defendant, Kristopher Carlson, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial, of manslaughter in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55 (a) (1). On appeal, the defendant raises multiple claims concerning the trial court’s jury instructions on consciousness of guilt. Specifically, the defendant claims that (1) the instruction diluted the state’s burden to disprove the elements of self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt, (2) in a self-defense case, a consciousness of guilt instruction improperly burdens the defendant to explain his conduct in violation of his constitutional right not to testify, (3) the instruction was unwarranted based on the evidence presented at trial, (4) the jury was misled by the instruction, and (5) this court should exercise its supervisory powers and adopt a rule categorically prohibiting consciousness of guilt instructions. We conclude that the court did not err by giving a consciousness of guilt instruction and decline to adopt a rule prohibiting such an instruction. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.")