State of Connecticut v. Tomas D.

Summary

The court affirmed the defendant’s convictions, rejecting his challenges to the sufficiency and weight of the evidence, the denial of a new trial, the prosecutor’s release of a police investigator from subpoena, and statements made during closing argument. The court held that the defendant failed to show a compulsory-process violation because there was no bad faith, the investigator’s testimony was substantially cumulative, and the defendant did not seek a continuance or otherwise use available procedures to secure the witness. The court also concluded that the prosecutor’s improper comments describing the victim as brave and courageous were harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. There were no separate opinions.