State of Connecticut v. Luis Norberto Martinez

Summary

The court reversed the Appellate Court and held that the trial court properly excluded inquiry into the victim's prior sexual-assault allegations because the defendant's offer of proof did not establish that those allegations were false or relevant to a critical issue. The court also held that the defendant failed to prove indigency and therefore was not entitled to a state-funded DNA expert; the constitutional claim concerning such an expert was not reached. The case was remanded with direction to affirm the trial court's judgment.