State v. D'Ambrosio

This appeal requires an examination of the scope of a defendant’s obligation to make a preliminary showing of the materiality of a witness’ psy*52chiatric records for the purpose of cross-examination. A jury convicted the defendant of burglary in the third degree, conspiracy to commit burglary in the third degree, attempted assault in the first degree and larceny in the sixth degree. General Statutes §§ 53a-103 (a), 53a-48 (a), 53a-49 (a), 53a-59 (a) (1), 53a-125b. The defendant appealed to the Appellate Court from the trial court’s judgment, raising four claims of error. The Appellate Court…