State v. Mark T.

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MARK T.* (SC 20242) Robinson, C. J., and Palmer, McDonald, D’Auria, Mullins, Kahn and Ecker, Js.** Syllabus Convicted of the crime of risk of injury to a child, the defendant appealed to the Appellate Court. His conviction stemmed from an incident in which he dragged his daughter, A, down the hallway of the school that A was attending in an effort to take her, despite her protests, to a counseling appointment at a mental health facility. W, A’s teacher, wit- nessed the incident. At trial, the defendant, who was self-represented, raised the defense of parental…