AC44898 - State v. Wade (“On appeal, the defendant argues that the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment to the federal constitution prohibited the admission of a witness’ out-of-court statements at his probation revocation hearing because the witness was not present and available for cross-examination. The defendant claims that the court improperly failed to implement the balancing test referenced in State v. Crespo, 190 Conn. App. 639, 647, 211 A.3d 1027 (2019), when it admitted the witness’ out-of-court statements relating to the identification of the defendant in order to establish that the defendant violated the condition of his probation that he not violate any criminal laws. The defendant thus contends that, without this improper hearsay evidence, the evidence was insufficient to support the court’s finding that he violated that condition. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.”)

AC45314 - State v. Russo (Conditional plea of nolo contendere pursuant to § 54-94a; sexual assault in the second degree; “The defendant entered his conditional plea following the court’s denials of his two motions to dismiss, the first of which alleged that the facts set forth in the arrest warrant affidavit were insufficient to sustain a charge alleging a violation of § 53a-71 (a) (8), and the second of which claimed that § 53a-71 (a) (8) is unconstitutionally overbroad. In connection with his first motion to dismiss, the defendant specifically argued that the arrest warrant lacked probable cause that he committed a crime because the allegations in the arrest warrant affidavit did not establish that he was a ‘‘school employee’’ for purposes of § 53a-71 (a) (8). As to his second motion to dismiss, the defendant contended that the statute impermissibly criminalizes a range of consensual romantic relationships that the state has no legitimate basis to regulate. We are not persuaded by the defendant’s claims and, therefore, affirm the judgment of conviction.”)