Legal Opinion

State v. Dojnia

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided June 4, 2019No. AC40650PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKeller, J.

The defendant, Jodi M. Dojnia, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial, of assault of a disabled person in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-60b (a) (1). 1 The defendant claims that (1) § 53a-60b (a) (1) is unconstitutionally vague as applied to her conduct, (2) the evidence did not support a finding that the victim 2 was physically disabled, and (3) prosecutorial impropriety during closing argument deprived her of a fair trial. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

On the basis of the evidence presented at trial, the jury reasonably…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  2. Colten v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
  4. State v. StevensonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
  5. State v. FauciSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. ShinConnecticut Appellate Court · 2019
  2. State v. Jodi D.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2021
  3. State v. RiveraConnecticut Appellate Court · 2020

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