Legal Opinion
State v. John M.
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 11, 2006No. AC 25313PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAVERY, C. J.
General Statutes § 53a-72a (a) (2) criminalizes sexual intercourse between kindred persons. The jury found the defendant guilty under that statute and judgment of conviction was rendered, from which he now appeals. We reverse the judgment of the trial court.
The relevant facts are undisputed. On April 22, 2002, the victim was seventeen years old and lived with J and the defendant. The victim, a junior in high school, stayed *669home from school that day due to sickness. The only other person home that morning was the defendant. While watching a movie together in the defendant’s…
2Cases cited54 opinions
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Whalen v. RoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Nordlinger v. HahnSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public HealthSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- State v. John F.M.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
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- People v. ScottCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2007
- State v. John M.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
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