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STATE v. FAVOCCIA

No. 18559.

51 A.3d 1002 (2012)

306 Conn. 770

STATE of Connecticut v. Anthony L. FAVOCCIA, Jr.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided September 21, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam E. Mattei , special deputy assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were John C. Smriga , state's attorney, and Cornelius P. Kelly , senior assistant state's attorney, for the appellant (state).

Gary A. Mastronardi , Bridgeport, for the appellee (defendant).

ROGERS, C.J., and NORCOTT, PALMER, ZARELLA, McLACHLAN, EVELEIGH and HARPER, Js.

NORCOTT, J.

In this certified appeal, we consider whether an expert witness' testimony that the complainant has exhibited behaviors, which were identified as those characteristic of minor sexual assault victims, constitutes inadmissible vouching for the credibility of the complainant or opinion as to the ultimate issue of whether the complainant had been sexually assaulted, in violation of, for example, State v. Spigarolo, 210 Conn. 359

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