State v. Dort

Opinion

ROBINSON, J.

The defendant, Joel Dort, appeals from the trial court’s judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of kidnapping in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-92 (a) (2) (C) and burglary in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-101 (a) (2). On appeal, the defendant claims that the court erred in denying defense counsel’s request for a *403second competency examination.1 We conclude that the court erred by conducting an inadequate inquiry into the defendant’s competence, and, therefore, reverse the defendant’s conviction.

The jury could have…