State v. Thompson

The defendant appeals from his convictions, after a jury trial, of two counts of possessing and selling cocaine in violation of the state dependency-producing drug law, General Statutes § 21a-278 (b). The defendant claims that the trial court erred in its jury instructions on the element of possession and in refusing to permit the defendant to call the prosecuting attorney as a witness. We find no error.

The jury could have reasonably found the following facts. At about 10 p.m. on December 22, 1986, the Bridgeport police established a drug surveillance in the State Street and Lee Avenue area.…