State v. Cecarelli

The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of three counts of sale of cocaine by a person who is not drug-dependent in violation of General Statutes § 21a-278 (b), and one count of possession of marijuana in violation of General Statutes § 21a-279 (c). He claims that the trial court improperly (1) failed to hold an evidentiary hearing before sustaining a witness informant’s blanket invocation of the privilege against self-incrimination, as asserted through the witness’ attorney, and (2) refused to strike the testimony of a state’s witness despite the…