Legal Opinion
State v. Phu Dinh Le
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided January 17, 1989No. 6571PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFoti, J.
The defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction,1 rendered after a trial to the court, of unlawful restraint in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-952 and breach of peace in violation of § 53a-181.3 The only issue raised on appeal is whether the trial court erred in finding that intent is not an essential element of the crime of unlawful restraint. We find error.
The trial court found the following facts. On November 29, 1986, the defendant attended a dance in East *341Hartford. While at the dance, Viet Nguyen,4 who was accompanied by the defendant, approached the victim…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- State v. HinckleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. BurkeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. CosbyConnecticut Appellate Court · 1986
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State v. SalamonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- State v. HigginsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. YoungsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
- State v. LucaConnecticut Appellate Court · 1989
- State v. HartConnecticut Appellate Court · 1991
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