State v. Crumble

The defendant was convicted, after a jury trial, of the crimes of assault in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-61 and cruelty to persons in violation of General Statutes § 53-20. On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) struck the testimony of one of the defendant’s witnesses, Beverly Grundy, (2) denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss which claimed that the state failed to disclose exculpatory material, (3) excluded evidence of bias, (4) excluded impeachment evidence, and *59(5) excluded documentary evidence for failing to satisfy the business…