State v. Santiago

The defendant appeals from his conviction after a jury trial on two counts of failure to assist a peace officer in violation of General Statutes § 53a-167b (a). He claims (1) that he was deprived of a fair trial when the trial court allowed the state to amend its information on the morning of trial by adding two new counts, (2) that General Statutes § 53a-167b is unconstitutionally vague and overbroad, and (3) that the trial court should have instructed the jury that they should acquit the defendant of failure to assist a peace officer if it found that the officers’ request was unlawful. We…