Legal Opinion

State v. DeFrancesco

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided November 21, 1995No. 14971PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKatz, J.

The dispositive issues in this appeal and cross appeal are: (1) whether the list of prohibited felidae in General Statutes § 26-40a1 is exclusive; and (2) whether § 26-40a is unconstitutionally vague as applied to the facts of this case. We conclude that the list of felidae is not exclusive and that the statute is not unconstitutionally vague.

*428The facts and procedural history relevant to this appeal are set forth as follows. “On January 27,1992, Jan Puzas, an employee of the United States Department of Agriculture, regulatory enforcement animal care division (USDA), went to 15 Bryson Avenue in…

2Cases cited56 opinions

  1. Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  5. Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by48 opinions

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  2. State v. CourchesneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
  3. State v. WebbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
  4. State v. MirandaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
  5. Ramos v. Town of VernonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000

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