State v. Ali
State v. Ali
Opinion of the Court
Opinion
The defendant, Mohammed Ali, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after
After a careful review of the record, we conclude that the court did not abuse its discretion when it found that the victim’s capacity or competency to testify was “minimally credible” and denied the defendant’s post-trial motion for psychological testing of the victim. See State v. Weinberg, 215 Conn. 231, 241-45, 575 A.2d 1003, cert. denied, 498 U.S. 967, 111 S. Ct. 430, 112 L. Ed. 2d 413 (1990); State v. James, 211 Conn. 555, 563-65, 560 A.2d 426 (1989). Additionally, the court’s conclusion that the victim was competent to testify is supported by the evidence, and the court’s related underlying factual findings are not clearly erroneous. See State v. Hydock, 51 Conn. App. 753, 764, 725 A.2d 379, cert. denied, 248 Conn. 921, 733 A.2d 846 (1999). We therefore conclude that the court did not abuse its discretion and that its decision conforms to the applicable law.
The judgment is affirmed.
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