State v. Villanueva

The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of two counts of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of Gen*458eral Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (2)1 and two counts of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1995) § 53-21.2 The defendant claims that (1) the trial court improperly refused to instruct the jury concerning “constancy of denial,” (2) during final argument the state improperly referred to the defendant’s failure to attend a scheduled meeting with the police, and (3) the trial court improperly denied the defendant’s…