State v. Saez

*265 Opinion

SPEAR, J.

The defendant, Samuel Saez, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (1). The defendant claims that the state’s attorney impermissibly bolstered the victim’s testimony during closing argument and impermissibly commented on the defendant’s election not to testify, thereby depriving him of a fair trial. He also claims that the trial court improperly instructed the jury on consciousness of guilt because there was no adequate foundation in the evidence for such a…