he core issue at trial is whether a crime has been committed—and, therefore, whether there is a victim. See State v. Cones, 851 A.2d 1230, 1239-40 (Conn. App. Ct. 2004), aff'd, 885 A.2d 153 (Conn. 2005) (holding that jury charges using the term "victim" instead of "alleged victim" violated a defendant's

34 Ricketts v. City of Hartford, 74 F.3d 1397 (2d Cir.1996) 41 Solomon v. Smith, 645 F.2d 1179 (2d Cir. 1981) 34 State v. Cortes, 851 A.2d 1230 (Conn. App. Ct. 2004) 39 State v. Sperou, 365 Or. 121, 131, 442 P.3d 581 (2019) 40 Talkington v. State, 682 S.W.2d 674 (Tex. App. 1984) 39 United States v

. § 3771(b)(1)—but the CVRA simply does not extend to state courts or state court proceedings. See, e.g. State I. Skipwith, 123 A.3d 104, 108 & n.6 (Conn. App. Ct. 2015) (rejecting applicability of CVRA to state proceeding). The "courts" and "court proceedings" addressed in the CVRA are only federal court

§ 3771(b)(1)—but the CVRA simply does not extend to state courts or state court proceedings. See, e.g., State v. Skipwith, 123 A.3d 104, 108 & n.6 (Conn. App. Ct. 2015) (rejecting applicability of CVRA to state proceeding). The "courts" and "court proceedings" addressed in the CVRA are only federal court

§ 3771(b)(1)—but the CVRA simply does not extend to state courts or state court proceedings. See, e.g., State v. Skipwith, 123 A.3d 104, 108 & n.6 (Conn. App. Ct. 2015) (rejecting applicability of CVRA to state proceeding). The "courts" and "court proceedings" addressed in the CVRA are only federal court