State v. Dojnia
| Decision Date | 24 September 2019 |
| Court | Connecticut Supreme Court |
| Parties | STATE of Connecticut v. Jodi M. DOJNIA |
333 Conn. 914
215 A.3d 1211 (Mem)
STATE of Connecticut
v.
Jodi M. DOJNIA
Supreme Court of Connecticut.
Decided September 24, 2019
Megan L. Wade, assigned counsel, and James P. Sexton, assigned counsel, in support of the petition.
Brett R. Aiello, special deputy assistant state's attorney, in opposition.
The defendant's petition for certification to appeal from the Appellate Court, 190 Conn. App. 353, 210 A.3d 586 (2019), is granted, limited to the following issues:
"1. Did the Appellate Court correctly conclude that General Statutes §§ 1-1f (b) and 53a-60b (a) (1) were not unconstitutionally vague as applied to the defendant?
"2. Did the Appellate Court correctly conclude that the evidence the state presented at trial was sufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the victim was ‘physically disabled’ under the governing statutes?"
ROBINSON, C.J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition.
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