State of Connecticut v. Kenny Holley

Summary

The court reversed the Appellate Court's judgment ordering a new trial and directed it to affirm the defendant's convictions. It held that the defendant could not establish a constitutional violation from the trial court's conditional Crawford ruling because he made no offer of proof identifying the evidence he would have presented, and it further held that the challenged evidentiary rulings either were proper, harmless, or invited by the defense. The court also upheld the denial of a mistrial because the improper testimony was stricken and addressed by curative instructions.