State v. Ortiz

Opinion

FOTI, J.

The defendant, Alcov Ortiz, appeals from the judgment of conviction, following a trial by jury, of tampering with a wdtness in violation of General Statutes § 53a-151 (a), criminal trespass in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-107 (a) (1) and carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of General Statutes § 29-35 (a). The defendant makes the following claims on appeal: (1) that his actions could not, as a matter of law, constitute witness tampering, (2) that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction of witness tampering, (3) that there…