Supreme Court of Connecticut

State v. Michael R.

April 11, 2023346 Conn. 432

Summary

The court affirmed the defendant’s convictions arising from sexual abuse, exploitation, assault, protective-order violations, and stalking. It held that joinder was proper because the evidence was cross-admissible and more probative than prejudicial, that the obscene-performance statute was not vague as applied and the photographs were not constitutionally protected, and that any error concerning the excluded forensic-interview recordings was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. The court also concluded that sufficient evidence supported the assault, protective-order, and stalking convictions.