Legal Opinion

State v. Smith

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided March 29, 2005No. SC 16935PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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SULLIVAN, C. J.

The state appeals, following our grant of certification,1 from the judgment of the Appellate Court reversing the conviction of the defendant, Edward Smith, on a charge of risk of injury to a child2 in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1997) § 53-21 (l).3 The state claims that the Appellate Court improperly concluded that the evidence was insufficient to support the defendant’s conviction under § 53-21 (1). We agree and reverse the judgment of the Appellate Court.

The opinion of the Appellate Court sets forth the following facts that the jury reasonably could have…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. PaduaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
  2. State v. SanchezConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
  3. State v. WillisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
  4. Tetreault v. EslickSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
  5. Benson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. BuhlSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2016
  2. State v. HeinemannSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
  3. State v. ScruggsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
  4. Vanliner Insurance v. FayConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
  5. State v. BellConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006

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