State v. Wright

Opinion

FLYNN, C. J.

The defendant, David C. Wright, appeals from the judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of carrying a pistol or revolver without a permit in violation of General Statutes § 29-35 (a) and possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle in violation of General Statutes § 29-38. On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly permitted the state to introduce into evidence a transcript of the prior testimony of a witness pursuant to § 8-6 (1) of the Connecticut Code of Evidence 1 without sufficient proof of due diligence in the state’s attempt to locate the…