State v. Samuels

Opinion

ZARELLA, J.

The defendant, Ralston E. Samuels, was charged with four counts of sexual assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-71 (a) (l) 1 and four counts of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1999) § 53-21 (2). 2 A jury found the defendant guilty on all counts, and the trial court rendered judgment 3 in accordance with the jury verdict. On appeal to the Appellate Court, the defendant claimed that the trial court improperly: (1) replaced a juror with an alternate by using a nonstatutorily sanctioned selection method; (2)…