State v. Hoa Van Nguyen

Opinion

SULLIVAN, J.

The defendant, Hoa Van Nguyen, 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) (2), and risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21. The defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) found a violation of its sequestration order and consequently excluded a defense witness, (2) denied the defendant’s motion for an independent medical examination of the victim and (3) failed to instruct the jury on the issue of the credibility of a child…