Legal Opinion

State v. Whitnum-Baker

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided November 29, 2016No. AC38327PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

The defendant, Lisa Whitnum-Baker, 1 appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a trial to the court, of creating a public disturbance in violation of General Statutes § 53a-181a. On appeal, the defendant claims that there was insufficient evidence to convict her of creating a public disturbance. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The court reasonably could have found the following facts. On April 24, 2014, the defendant entered the Stamford Courthouse Law Library. After an argument ensued between the defendant and another library patron, the librarian requested assistance…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. Lo SaccoConnecticut Appellate Court · 1987
  2. State v. SerranoConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
  3. State v. JagatConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. PetionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2017
  2. State v. TaverasConnecticut Appellate Court · 2018
  3. State v. Whitnum-BakerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2017

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