State v. Tunick

Opinion

MIHALAKOS, J.

The defendant, Stephen Tunick, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of one count of sexual assault in the fourth degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-73a (a) (2). On appeal, the defendant claims that the court improperly refused to disqualify itself from presiding over the criminal trial after having participated actively in plea negotiations prior to trial. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The following facts are relevant to our resolution of the defendant’s claim on appeal. The defendant was arrested on June 15, 2006, at…