State v. Abreu

Opinion

FREEDMAN, J.

The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of attempt to commit sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 (a) (2) and 53a-70 (a) (l),1 sexual assault in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-72a (a) (1) (A),2 and two counts of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21.3 On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) precluded him from contending, during closing argument, that the victim’s testimony on the issue of penetration was…