State v. Cox

Opinion

LAVERY, J.

The defendant, Freddie Cox, Jr., appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-60 (a) (2).1 On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the state committed prosecutorial *177misconduct during the questioning of witnesses and during its closing argument, (2) the trial court made an improper statement to the jury, thereby depriving the defendant of a fair trial and (3) the trial court improperly charged the jury, sua sponte, on consciousness of guilt, which allowed the jury to infer flight…