State v. Sabato

A jury found the defendant, Stephen M. Sabato, guilty of attempt to interfere with an officer in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-167a (a) 1 and 53a-49 (a)(2), 2 and intimidating a witness in violation of General Statutes § 53a-151a (a)(1). 3 The defendant's conviction of attempt to interfere with an officer was predicated on a text message that the defendant had sent to a friend instructing him not to cooperate with police officers who were investigating the defendant's involvement in the theft of a cell phone; the conviction of intimidating a witness was predicated on a series of…