Legal Opinion
State v. Rivera
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided February 2, 1993No. 10362PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLandau, J.
The defendant was convicted, after a trial to the court,1 of rioting at a correctional institution in violation of General Statutes § 53a-179b (a).2 On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) rejected the defendant’s argument that General Statutes § 53a-179b (a) is unconstitutionally vague and overbroad, and (2) failed to grant the defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal on the basis of insufficient evidence. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
*226The trial court could reasonably have found the following facts. On June 25, 1990, a riot occurred at the Carl…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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- Smith v. GoguenSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Smith v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by22 opinions
- State v. NixonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
- Siano v. WardenConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
- Fiddelman v. RedmonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
- State v. CulmoConnecticut Superior Court · 1993
- State v. BeliveauConnecticut Appellate Court · 1999
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