State v. Newton

The defendant was convicted of sexual assault in the first degree, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-7(y and risk of injury to a minor, in violation of General Statutes § 53-21.1 2 The defendant has appealed from the judgment rendered on the conviction.3 His claims of error relate to the propriety of the court’s instructions to the jury. The first issue in this case is whether the trial court erred in instructing the jury on the two types of conduct which can constitute a violation of General Statutes § 53-21, when the defendant was charged only with one. A second issue is whether the…