Legal Opinion
State v. Wilchinski
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 29, 1997No. SC 15598PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KATZ, J.
This appeal concerns the constitutionality of General Statutes § 53a-217a,1 which provides that an owner of a firearm is criminally negligent if he violates the provisions of General Statutes § 29-37i2 and, as a result of that violation, a person under the age of sixteen years obtains the firearm and causes injury or death to himself or any other person. The defendant, Joseph Wilchinski, a police officer employed by Central Connecticut State University, asserts that § 53a-217a is unconstitutionally vague, both on its face and as applied to his conduct. He further claims that §…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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