SC20849 - State v. Adam P. (Five counts of sexual assault in the first degree; four
counts of risk of injury to a child; four counts of risk of injury to a child; violation
of due process rights; “We conclude that we must overrule Daniel W. E.,
to the extent that it modified our constancy of accusation doctrine set forth
in State v. Troupe, 237 Conn. 284, 304–305, 677 A.2d 917 (1996), so that
jurors understand more precisely the parameters for when and how they may
consider a victim’s delayed reporting when assessing the victim’s credibility.
Further, we hold that the alleged instructional error was nonconstitutional in
nature and that, based on the charges against the defendant and the record in
its entirety, it was not reasonably probable that the trial court’s Daniel
W. E. instruction misled the jury in arriving at its verdict. Finally, we
reject the defendant’s second claim and conclude that the trial court did not
abuse its discretion by permitting D to testify that the defendant had told her
that he played the same sexual ‘games’ with A that he had with the victims. We
therefore affirm the trial court’s judgment.”)