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Criminal Law Appellate Court Opinions

by Booth, George

 

AC40384 - State v. Lori T. (Custodial interference in second degree; "The defendant, Lori T., appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial, of three counts of custodial interference in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-98 (a) (3). On appeal, the defendant claims that § 53a-98 (a) (3) is unconstitutionally vague in its application to her and that there was insufficient evidence to support her conviction. We disagree with both claims, and, thus, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.")

AC40224 - State v. Velazquez (Operation of motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs; sufficiency of evidence; "The self-represented defendant, Marcos A. Velazquez, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered following a bench trial, of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or both in violation of General Statutes § 14-227a (a) (1). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) there was insufficient evidence to sustain his conviction and (2) the court improperly admitted the testimony of a police officer with regard to the presence of a marijuana odor in the defendant's vehicle at the time he was involved in an accident. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.")

AC40322 - State v. Milner (Murder; criminal possession of firearm; "The defendant, Chiffon Milner, appeals from the judgment of conviction, following a trial to the court, of criminal possession of a firearm in violation of General Statutes § 53a-217 (a) (1). On appeal, the defendant claims that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction because (1) the court improperly relied on his inculpatory statements to a former friend, Kevin Barco, in the absence of substantial independent evidence corroborating the trustworthiness of those statements, in violation of the corpus delicti rule, and (2) even if the state satisfied the requirements of the corpus delicti rule with respect to the defendant's statements to Barco, Barco's testimony and that of the state's other witnesses was too unreliable to support the defendant's conviction. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.")