STATE v. HOWARD


187 Conn. 681 (1982)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMES HOWARD

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released August 3, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald D. Dakers, assistant public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

Scott J. Murphy, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Arnold Markle, state's attorney, and Michael Dearington, assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

SPEZIALE, C. J., PETERS, HEALEY, ARMENTANO and SHEA, JS.


ARMENTANO, J.

The sole issue presented by this appeal is the propriety of the trial court's ruling allowing into evidence testimony concerning prior uncharged acts of sexual misconduct allegedly committed by the defendant.

The facts are not in dispute. On September 28, 1979, at approximately 9 o'clock in the evening, the victim, a twenty-three-year-old female, was brutally and sexually assaulted for approximately three hours in the Rockview Circle area of...

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