State v. Smith

Opinion

FOTI, J.

The defendant, Edward Smith, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1997) § 53-21 (l)1 and possession of narcotics in violation of General Statutes § 21a-279 (a).2 On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to support his conviction of risk of injury to a child3 and (2) the court improperly failed to inquire adequately in regard to his request for new counsel and improperly denied his request for *811a continuance so that he could obtain…