State v. Leavitt

Decision Date10 October 1986
Citation516 A.2d 886,201 Conn. 810
CourtConnecticut Supreme Court
PartiesSTATE of Connecticut v. John LEAVITT.

Randy Lynn Cohen, Trumbull, in support of the petition.

Christopher Malaney, Deputy Asst. State's Atty., in opposition.

The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 8 Conn.App. 517, 513 A.2d 744, is denied.

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  • State v. Nathan J.
    • United States
    • Supreme Court of Connecticut
    • December 1, 2009
    .... . . demonstrates the public recognition of the parental right to punish children for their own welfare"), cert. denied, 201 Conn. 810, 516 A.2d 886 (1986). Of course, in the present case, the fact finder is not the department nor the prosecutor; it is the jury, and it is clear that the ju......
  • In re James L.
    • United States
    • Appellate Court of Connecticut
    • October 19, 1999
    ...v. Rothenberg, 195 Conn. 253, 264, 487 A.2d 545 (1985). State v. Leavitt, 8 Conn. App. 517, 524, 513 A.2d 744, cert. denied, 201 Conn. 810, 516 A.2d 886 (1986). As a reviewing court considering the trial court's decision granting or denying a motion for a new trial, we must be mindful of th......
  • Dubinsky v. Black
    • United States
    • Appellate Court of Connecticut
    • September 25, 2018
    ...parental right to punish children for their own welfare." State v. Leavitt , 8 Conn. App. 517, 522, 513 A.2d 744, cert. denied, 201 Conn. 810, 516 A.2d 886 (1986). The statute "enumerates circumstances in which physical force, which would otherwise constitute an offense, is justifiable and ......
  • State v. McCall
    • United States
    • Appellate Court of Connecticut
    • March 6, 2001
    ...v. Rothenberg, 195 Conn. 253, 264, 487 A.2d 545 (1985). State v. Leavitt, 8 Conn. App. 517, 524, 513 A.2d 744, cert. denied, 201 Conn. 810, 516 A.2d 886 (1986). As a reviewing court considering the trial court's decision granting or denying a motion for a new trial, we must be mindful of th......
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