Legal Opinion
State v. Khadijah
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided November 14, 2006No. AC 25518PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DUPONT, J.
The defendant, Ayanna Khadijah, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after the jury found her guilty of the crime of failure to appear in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-172.1 She principally argues that there was insufficient *411evidence from which the jury could conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that one of the elements of the statute, “wilfully fails to appear,” was proven. We agree and reverse the judgment of the trial court.
The defendant was charged originally with three counts: possession of narcotics in violation of General Statutes §…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State v. GarvinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- State v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- State v. MirandaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- State v. CanditoConnecticut Appellate Court · 1985
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State v. OutlawConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
- State v. GibsonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- State v. KhadijahSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
- State v. BereisConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- State v. RothConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
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