State v. Youdin

The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, after a jury trial, of possession of narcotics in violation of General Statutes § 2la-279 (a)1 and reckless driving in violation of General Statutes § 14-222.2 The defendant claims that the trial court (1) improperly permitted the defendant to cross-examine a state’s witness concerning a separate arrest and improperly prevented rebuttal of this testimony and (2) improperly instructed the jury concerning fingerprint evidence. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.3

The jury could reasonably have found that on January 22, 1992, the…