State v. Santiago

The defendant was convicted of two counts of failure to assist a peace officer in violation of General Statutes § 53a-167b after a jury trial. He appealed from this judgment to the Appellate Court, claiming that: (1) the trial court had improperly permitted the state to amend the information by adding on the morning of trial the two counts on which he was found guilty; (2) § 53a-167b is unconstitutionally vague *485and overbroad; and (3) the jury should have been instructed to acquit the defendant if the officer’s request for assistance was unlawful. The Appellate Court affirmed the judgment;…