Legal Opinion
State v. Ovechka
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 14, 2009No. SC 17895PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NORCOTT, J.
The dispositive issue in this certified appeal is whether there was sufficient evidence for a jury to find that a person assaulted with pepper spray had suffered" ‘[s]eiious physical injuries],’ ”as defined by General Statutes § 53a-3 (4),1 that would permit the inference that the spray was a “ ‘[d]angerous instrument,’ ” as defined by General Statutes § 53a-3 (7).2 The state appeals, upon our grant of its petition for certification,3 from the judgment of the Appellate Court reversing the trial court’s judgment convicting the defendant, Paul Ovechka, of assault in the second…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Wright v. GoordCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
- State v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. McElveenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- Davis v. RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
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3Cited by26 opinions
- State v. RizzoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
- State v. NelsonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- State v. CoccomoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
- State v. PerezConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
- State v. MoyeConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
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