Supreme Court of Connecticut, 2019

State v. Manuel T.

State v. Manuel T.
Supreme Court of Connecticut · Decided January 31, 2019
200 A.3d 189; 330 Conn. 968 (Atlantic Reporter, Third Series)

State v. Manuel T.

Opinion of the Court

The defendant's petition for certification to appeal from the Appellate Court, 186 Conn.App. 51, 198 A.3d 648 (2018), is granted, limited to the following issues:

"1. Did the Appellate Court apply the proper standard in determining that, in a criminal prosecution for sexual abuse of a child, hearsay statements made during a forensic interview of the child complainant are admissible under § 8-3 (5) of the Connecticut Code of Evidence?

"2. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by excluding from evidence certain screenshots of text messages?"

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