Legal Opinion
State v. Scruggs
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 5, 2006No. SC 17587PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SULLIVAN, J.
The defendant, Judith Scruggs, was convicted after a jury trial on one charge of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (1).1 After the jury rendered its verdict, the defendant filed a motion for judgment of acquittal. The trial court denied the motion, concluding that the jury reasonably could have found that, by maintaining a cluttered and unclean residence, the defendant wilfully had caused her son, Daniel Scruggs (Daniel), to be placed in a situation that was likely to injure his mental health. The defendant claims on appeal2 that § 53-21…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Jacobellis v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- State v. PaduaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- Doyle v. Texas Department of Protective & Regulatory Services, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2000
- State v. PayneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
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3Cited by26 opinions
- State v. CourchesneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- State v. CampbellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2018
- State v. SkiddConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- Kaczynski v. KaczynskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- State Ex Rel. Gregan v. KoczurSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
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