State v. Morowitz

The sole issue on this appeal is whether evidence of the defendant’s prior misconduct was properly admitted at his trial. The defendant, Lawrence Morowitz, was convicted of sexual assault in the second degree, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-71 (a) (2),1 and sexual assault in the fourth degree, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-73a (a) (1) (B),2 and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of four years. He appeals from this judgment.

The jury could reasonably have found the following facts. In early 1983, the victim consulted the defendant, a practicing podiatrist in Stamford,…