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State v. James E.State v. James E.

Supreme Court of Connecticut
Jun 8, 2016
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On reconsideration of the defendant‘s petition for certification for appeal from the ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍Appellate Court, 154 Conn.App. 795, 112 A.3d 791 (2015), is granted, limited to the following issue:

“Did the Appellate Court properly determine that evidence was sufficient to ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍prove the state‘s allegation that the defendant had caused or permitted a child ‘to be placed in such a situation that its life ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍or limb was endangered’ when the Appellate Court determined that there was sufficient evidence to support an uncharged theory of risk of ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍injury to a child, i.e., that ‘the defendant‘s conduct created a risk of harm to the mental health of the child?’ ”

EVELEIGH, J., ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. James E.
Court Name: Supreme Court of Connecticut
Date Published: Jun 8, 2016
Citations: 321 Conn. 921; 138 A.3d 282; 2016 Conn. LEXIS 173
Court Abbreviation: Conn.
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