Connecticut, February, 2005, State Case law

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State Courts - Connecticut - February 22, 2005

Santiago v. Comm'r of Corr., (AC 24980), APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, February 22, 2005, Officially Released
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Overview: Habeas petitioner's Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel was not violated by actual conflict in public defender's office that represented him in a murder trial; although a potential conflict existed due to the office's representation of two other possible suspects in the case, the conflict never matured to an actual conflict.

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State v. Brown, CR01263254, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF NEW LONDON, AT NEW LONDON, February 22, 2005, Filed
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Overview: The sentence of four years imposed on defendant for his failure to appear for sentencing was neither inappropriate nor disproportionate where the trial court determined defendant, who had a long criminal history, was a predator and that society needed to be protected from him.

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State v. Faraday, CR95145235, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF HARTFORD, AT HARTFORD, February 22, 2005, Filed
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Overview: Defendant argued that, because the case was close and because the reviewing courts disagreed as to whether he violated the terms of his probation, he was entitled to a reduction in his sentence. Under Conn. Gen. Prac. Book, R. Super. Ct. ? 43-23 et seq., the reviewing division was not allowed to substitute its thoughts for the trial court's.

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State v. Lasky, MV98292234, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF STAMFORD-NORWALK, GEOGRAPHICAL AREA 20 AT NORWALK, February 22, 2005, Filed
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Overview: Despite an inmate's pleas based in character reform and rehabilitation, the sentence imposed against him was supported by his lengthy criminal history, aside from his many convictions for operating while under the influence, and both Conn. Gen. Prac. Book, R. Super. Ct. 43-23 et seq. and Conn. Gen. Stat. ? 51-195 et seq.

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State v. Marshall, (AC 24373), APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, February 22, 2005, Officially Released
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Overview: Defendant's convictions of burglary in the third degree, Conn. Gen. Stat. ? 53a-103, and larceny in the third degree were affirmed, as the trial court properly admitted into evidence a prior statement by an accomplice, and the prosecutor did not violate defendant's due process rights by stating to the jury that defendant was incarcerated.

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State v. Mongkolsilapa, CR96251011, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF WATERBURY, AT WATERBURY, February 22, 2005, Decided
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Overview: Taking into consideration the serious nature of the crime wherein defendant conspired with others to take the life of the victim, and the life was taken in accordance with the conspiracy, the consecutive sentences of 25 years for conspiracy to commit murder and five years for hindering prosecution were neither inappropriate nor disproportionate.

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State v. Relliford, CR98243018, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF NEW LONDON, AT NEW LONDON, February 22, 2005, Filed
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Overview: Defendant beat and strangled the victim and then sexually assaulted the victim's daughter after threatening to kill the victim and her daughter. In light of the gravity of the offenses and the character of defendant, the 60-year sentence was neither inappropriate nor disproportionate under Conn. Gen. Prac. Book, R. Super. Ct. ? 43-28.

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State v. Soldi, CR9313876, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, February 22, 2005, Filed
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Overview: The Connecticut Sentence Review Division found that the sentence of three and one-half years was in accordance with Conn. Gen. Prac. Book, R. Super. Ct. ? 43-23 et seq. and was not inappropriate where defendant had a long criminal history and violated every condition of her probation.

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State v. Williams, CR02108723, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF LITCHFIELD, AT LITCHFIELD, February 22, 2005, Filed
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Overview: Imposition of four-year sentence on defendant for violating protective order was affirmed under Conn. Gen. Prac. Book, R. Super. Ct. ? 43-23 where trial court considered nature of offense and facts that defendant had been convicted of violating protective orders four times and of assault two times and that he had violated probation three times.

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Swift v. Ball, CV010344047S, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF DANBURY, AT DANBURY, February 22, 2005, Decided , February 22, 2005, Filed
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Overview: In a dispute between two brothers-in-law who had operated a business, among other rulings, defendants did not defraud plaintiff by not issuing 50 percent of the corporation's shares to him as promised, as no representation was made by or on behalf of defendants that the shares had in fact been issued. Defendants' UTPA claims were not established.

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