State v. Michael H.

Opinion

SCHALLER, J.,

The defendant, Michael H., appeals 1 from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of sexual assault in the fourth degree in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 2005) § 53a-73a (a) (1) (A), and risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 2005) § 53-21 (a) (2). On appeal, the defendant claims that: (1) the trial court improperly deprived him of his right to a fair trial when it denied his pretrial motion for a “taint hearing” to assess the reliability and admissibility of the testimony of the victim; and (2) there was insufficient…