State v. Collins

The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-60 (a) (2)1 and carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of General Statutes § 29-35.2 He claims that the trial court improperly (1) failed to be present in the courtroom during the voir dire process, (2) overruled his challenge for cause and refused to permit his exercise of a peremptory challenge with respect to a particular juror, (3) instructed the jury on the issue of identification, (4) failed to conduct a hearing on the issue…