Legal Opinion
State v. Schriver
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 17, 1988No. 13245PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the Connecticut statute prohibiting risk of injury to a minor is, in the circumstances of this case, unconstitutionally vague. After a jury trial, the defendant, Dale Schriver, was found guilty of one count of risk of injury to a minor in violation of General Statutes § 53-21.1 He appeals from the ensuing sentence of seven years imprisonment.2 We find error and remand with direction to vacate the judgment of conviction.
The jury could reasonably have found the following facts: In the early morning of September 6, 1986, the victim, Stacy, then…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Smith v. GoguenSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Winters v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by78 opinions
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