State v. Butler

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CARLTON BUTLER (SC 20702) Robinson, C. J., and McDonald, D’Auria, Mullins and Moll, Js. Syllabus The defendant appealed to the Appellate Court, challenging the trial court’s decision to grant the state’s motion to open the judgment dismissing certain criminal charges, including risk of injury to a child, that had been filed against the defendant. The charges stemmed from an incident in which the defendant allegedly had inappropriate contact with a twelve year old child. After the charges were filed, the defendant applied for Page 54 CONNECTICUT LAW JOURNAL September…