State v. Peeples

Opinion

SCHALLER, J.

The defendant, Ali Peeples, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial, of one count sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (2) and two counts of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (2). The defendant claims that the trial court (1) improperly admitted testimony that he was watching pornography at the time he was arrested and (2) unfairly marshaled evidence in favor of the prosecution when it summarized in its jury instructions the testimony of an expert witness. We…