State v. Andrews

Opinion

FOTI, J.

The defendant, William Andrews, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (2). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) marshaled the evidence against him in charging the jury and (2) violated his sixth amendment rights to confrontation and to present a defense. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The defendant, who was thirty-four years old, was a friend of the family of the victim, 1 a fifteen year old girl. On March 17, 2002, the victim told…