State v. Barnes

The defendant appeals from his conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of larceny in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-124 (a) (2).1 The defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) instructed the jury as to the value of the property taken, (2) penalized the defendant at sentencing because he would not admit his guilt, (3) excluded testimony on cross-examination thereby violating the defendant’s constitutional rights to confrontation and to present a defense, and (4) instructed the jury as to its duties.

The jury reasonably could have found the following facts.…