State v. Pepper

Opinion

The defendant, Justin C. Pepper, was convicted on charges of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (l).1 On the defendant’s appeal to the Appellate Court, that court affirmed the judgment of conviction. State v. Pepper, 79 Conn. App. 1, 828 A.2d 1268 (2003). We granted the defendant’s petition for certification to appeal limited to the following question: “Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the defendant’s rights of confrontation and to present a defense were not infringed when the trial court restricted the defendant from…