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State v. GuckianState v. Guckian

Supreme Court of Connecticut
Jul 9, 1992
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The state of Connecticut’s petition for certification for appeal from the ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‍Appellate Court, 27 Conn. App. 225, is granted, limited to the following questions:

“1. Did the Appellate Court properly determine that the ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‍term ‘crime’ as used in Public Acts 1989, No. 89-3901 includes motor vehicle violations?
“2. Did the Appellate Court properly determine that ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‍the requirement of Public Acts 1989, No. 89-390 that there be a ‘relationship’ between the alcohol or drug dependency and ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‍the crime committed does not require a showing of a causal or contributory link between the dependency and the crime?”

Notes

Public ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‍Acts 1989, No. 89-390 is now codified in General Statutes §§ 17a-648 through 17a-658.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Guckian
Court Name: Supreme Court of Connecticut
Date Published: Jul 9, 1992
Citations: 223 Conn. 907; 612 A.2d 57; 1992 Conn. LEXIS 286
Court Abbreviation: Conn.
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