Legal Opinion
State v. James
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 20, 1989No. 13483PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether the provision of General Statutes § 54-86h declaring that “any child who is a victim of assault, sexual assault or abuse shall be competent to testify without prior qualification” is constitutional. We conclude that it is valid. We also find no reversible error in the plethora of other issues the defendant has raised.
After a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of attempted sexual assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 (a) (2) and 53a-71 (a) (1); sexual assault in the fourth degree in violation of General…
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