Connecticut, February, 2006, State Case law

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State Courts - Connecticut - February 7, 2006

Shelton v. Statewide Griev. Comm., SC 17337, SUPREME COURT OF CONNECTICUT, February 7, 2006, Officially Released
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Overview: Appellate court properly reversed a grievance committee's reprimand of an attorney, as the committee's finding that the attorney violated Conn. R. Prof. Conduct 8.4(3) was not supported by substantial evidence, as the only evidence against the attorney was two unsworn letters from the grievant.

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Simon v. Simon, FA030348606S, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF DANBURY, AT DANBURY, February 7, 2006, Decided , February 7, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Because Social Security disability payments belonged to a father's child, any excess was an extra benefit to the father, but did not decrease his child support obligations; therefore, the trial court's child support award would not be vacated or modified.

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State v. Crawley, AC 25241, APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, February 7, 2006, Officially Released
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Overview: Defendant's convictions of two counts of possession of narcotics with the intent to sell by a person who was not drug-dependent in violation of Conn. Gen. Stat. ? 21a-278(b) did not violate his double jeopardy rights, as the charges were based on two separate stashes of cocaine that were discovered at separate times.

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State v. Fuller, CR10226195, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF NEW LONDON, AT NEW LONDON, February 7, 2006, Decided , February 7, 2006, Filed
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State v. Gaymon, AC 25708, APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, February 7, 2006, Officially Released
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Overview: Since the definition of "family violence" in Conn. Gen. Stat. ? 46b-38a(1) was not materially inconsistent with the customary meaning of violence in that "family violence" was a type of violence, the trial court's reliance on ? 46b-38a(1) in revoking defendant's probation for violating the conidtion of "no violence toward victim" was reasonable.

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State v. Marsala, AC 25509, APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, February 7, 2006, Officially Released
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Overview: Since defendant's conviction of four separate counts of harassment in the second degree in violation of Conn. Gen. Stat. ? 53a-183(a)(3) was consistent with the legislative intent to punish for each single telephone call made with the intent to harass, defendant did not establish a double jeopardy violation.

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State v. Powell, AC 24582, APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, February 7, 2006, Officially Released
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Overview: The trial court did not err in allowing the State to present evidence that defendant had filed a civil suit against an arresting officer and the city during defendant's trial for drug possession and assaulting a police officer as defendant opened the door to the testimony during cross-examination of the officer.

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State v. Sorabella, SC 17215, SUPREME COURT OF CONNECTICUT, February 7, 2006, Officially Released
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Overview: Defendant's convictions for attempted sexual assault and other related crimes, in violation of Conn. Gen. Stat. ?? 53a-71(a)(1), 53a-49(a)(2), 53-21, and 53a-49(a)(1), were upheld on appeal as it was enough that the State proved defendant intended to have sexual intercourse with the victim after online communications occurred.

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Sullivan v. Lake Compounce Theme Park, Inc., SC 17301, SUPREME COURT OF CONNECTICUT, February 7, 2006, Officially Released
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Overview: Pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. ? 31-284, workers compensation benefits were the exclusive remedy for a decedent since the administrator did not satisfy the substantial certainty standard given that the employer's failure to take effective remedial action did not translate to an affirmative intent to create an injury causing situation.

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Total Aircraft, LLC v. Nascimento, AC 26164, APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, February 7, 2006, Officially Released
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Overview: Trial court properly entered judgment in favor of a contractor for amounts owed for maintenance to an airplane based on quantum meruit as the contractor made a general prayer for relief and the allegations of the complaint set forth the nature of the demand as one in quantum meruit.

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