State v. Pettersen

The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, after a jury trial, of sexual assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-71 (a) (l)1 and risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21.2 On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court erred (1) in denying his motion to inspect or permit access to the victim’s psychiatric and medical records, (2) in disallowing reputation evidence of the victim’s character, (3) in allowing the state to cross-examine the defendant’s character witnesses, (4) in instructing the jury on constancy of…