State v. Manuel T., 330 Conn. 968

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?"

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Manuel T.

Court Name: Supreme Court of Connecticut

Date Published: Jan 31, 2019

Citations: 330 Conn. 968; 200 A.3d 189

Court Abbreviation: Conn.