State v. Payne

The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of risk of iryury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-211 and of misdemeanor coercion in violation of General Statutes § 53a-192.2 On appeal, the defendant claims *3that the trial court (1) improperly denied his motions for judgment of acquittal and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict on the charge of risk of injury to a child because § 53-21, as applied to the facts of this case, is unconstitutionally vague and indefinite, (2) incorrectly instructed the jury on the elements of § 53-21, (3)…