Connecticut, January, 2004, State Case law

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State Courts - Connecticut - January 20, 2004

State v. Acker, (AC 23407), APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, January 20, 2004, Officially Released
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Overview: Trial court erred in dismissing a nuisance charge against defendant based on excessive dog barking, as the statute in question did not require the State to prove which specific dog or dogs at a kennel engaged in excessive barking.

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State v. Camera, (AC 23117), APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, January 20, 2004, Officially Released
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Overview: Admission of the uncharged misconduct evidence was not error, because the evidence satisfied both prongs of the applicable analysis, in that it was both relevant and material, and its probative value outweighed its prejudicial effect.

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State v. Esposito, (AC 23037), APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, January 20, 2004, Officially Released
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Overview: Defendant was properly convicted of sexual assault in the third degree where he first tried to get his victim's attention by calling to her and then chasing her and grabbing her by the breast while attempting to prevent her from calling out.

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State v. Green, (AC 22968), APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, January 20, 2004, Officially Released
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Overview: Denial of defendant's motion for judgment of acquittal was not error, as trial court did not err in not instructing jury that conviction as accessory and as conspirator were legally inconsistent; defendant could properly be found guilty of both.

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State v. Santos, (AC 23766), APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, January 20, 2004, Officially Released
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Overview: From the cumulative impact of the evidence presented, there was sufficient evidence for the jury reasonably to conclude that defendant had intended to agree with another person to murder the victim.

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State v. Turner, (SC 16711), SUPREME COURT OF CONNECTICUT, January 20, 2004, Officially Released
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Overview: Because defendant's guilty plea did not result from ineffective assistance of counsel, he had no nonfrivolous grounds for an appeal; therefore, defense counsel was not ineffective for failing to consult with him regarding his appellate rights.

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Wells v. Town of Plainfield, CV020068211, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF WINDHAM, AT PUTNAM, January 20, 2004, Decided , January 20, 2004, Filed
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Overview: Defendants' motion to strike was denied as to two claims of intentional infliction of emotional distress; whether actions taken by other police officers against the plaintiff officers were extreme and outrageous was a question for the jury.

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