SC19712 - State v. Reyes ("The defendant, Angelo Reyes, appeals from the judgments of conviction, following a jury trial, of two counts of arson in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-112 (a) (2), two counts of conspiracy to commit criminal mischief in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-115 (a) (1) and 53a-48 (a), and one count of conspiracy to commit burglary in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-101 (a) (1) and 53a-48 (a). The defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) instructed the jury on reasonable doubt, (2) failed to bar the assistant state's attorney (prosecutor), during voir dire, from informing certain prospective jurors that reasonable doubt is something less than 100 percent certainty, and (3) limited the defendant's right to cross-examine key state witnesses. We conclude that the defendant implicitly waived his unpreserved claim of instructional impropriety under State v. Kitchens, 299 Conn. 447, 10 A.3d 942 (2011), and we reject the defendant's other claims. Accordingly, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.")

AC38027 - State v. Heath ("The state appeals and the defendant, Jamar Heath, cross appeals from the judgment of the trial court granting in part the defendant's motion to correct an illegal sentence. In its appeal, the state, in reliance on State v. Victor O., 320 Conn. 239, 128 A.3d 940 (2016) (Victor O. II), and State v. Jason B., 320 Conn. 259, 128 A.3d 937 (2016), claims that the trial court incorrectly concluded that General Statutes (Rev. to 2007) § 53a-70 (b) (3) required the court to sentence the defendant to a period of special parole for his conviction of sexual assault in the first degree. In his cross appeal, the defendant claims that the court improperly resentenced him to a total effective sentence that exceeds his original sentence. We agree with the state and, accordingly, reverse the judgment of the trial court.")

AC38025 - State v. Ruiz ("The state appeals from the judgment of the trial court granting in part the defendant's motion to correct an illegal sentence. In reliance on State v. Victor O., 320 Conn. 239, 128 A.3d 940 (2016) (Victor O. II), and State v. Jason B., 320 Conn. 259, 128 A.3d 937 (2016), the state claims that the trial court improperly held that the defendant's original sentence was illegal because it did not include a period of special parole. The defendant, Jesus Ruiz, cross appeals from the judgment of the trial court. The defendant claims that the court resentenced him to a total effective sentence that improperly exceeds his original sentence. We conclude that the defendant's original sentence was not illegal for lack of a period of special parole. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the trial court.")