State v. Ezequiel R. R., 196 A.3d 804, 330 Conn. 945 (2018)

Nov. 20, 2018 · Connecticut Supreme Court

196 A.3d 804, 330 Conn. 945

STATE of Connecticut
v.
EZEQUIEL R. R.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided November 20, 2018

The defendant's petition for certification to appeal from the Appellate Court, 184 Conn.App. 55, 194 A.3d 873 (2018), is granted, limited to the following issue:

"Did the Appellate Court properly determine that, in a criminal prosecution for sexual abuse of a child, hearsay statements made during a forensic interview of the child complainant are admissible under § 8-3 (5) of the Connecticut Code of Evidence if the statements are reasonably pertinent to medical diagnosis or treatment, even when the primary purpose of the interview is not to render a medical diagnosis or to provide treatment to the child?"