State v. Rosario

Although I concur in the result reached by the majority, I write separately to express my disagreement with several aspects of the analysis.

First, the legislative history analysis in its present form is unnecessary. State v. Courchesne, 262 Conn. 537, 577, 816 A.2d 562 (2003) (en banc), which applies here, explicitly recognized that the text of a statute is “the most important factor to be considered.” Because we agree that, in this case, the statutory language is clear, much of the majority’s legislative history analysis is unnecessary. Under the circumstances of this case, I suggest that…