State v. Morris

Decision Date15 September 1998
Citation247 Conn. 904,720 A.2d 516
PartiesSTATE of Connecticut v. William MORRIS.
CourtConnecticut Supreme Court

Donald Dakers, Special Public Defender, in support of the petition.

Carolyn K. Longstreth, Assistant State's Attorney, in opposition.

The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 49 Conn.App. 409, 716 A.2d 897 (1998), is denied.

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  • State v. Barnett, (AC 16926)
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • June 1, 1999
    ...of two crimes warranting two separate punishments. See State v. Morris, 49 Conn. App. 409, 420, 716 A.2d 897, cert. denied, 247 Conn. 904, 720 A.2d 516 (1998). Accordingly, we conclude that the defendant's conviction under both subdivisions (1) and (4) of § 53a-59 (a) does not violate his r......
  • State v. Jose A. B.
    • United States
    • Connecticut Supreme Court
    • March 22, 2022
    ...a ‘ "sexual and indecent manner" ’ ... prohibited by the risk of injury to a child statute" (citation omitted)), cert. denied, 247 Conn. 904, 720 A.2d 516 (1998) ; see also State v. James , 211 Conn. 555, 586, 560 A.2d 426 (1989) ("[S]pecific intent is not an element of the crime defined in......
  • State v. Alvaro F.
    • United States
    • Connecticut Supreme Court
    • March 31, 2009
    ...901, 838 A.2d 211(2003). Similarly, the Appellate Court in State v. Morris, 49 Conn.App. 409, 419, 716 A.2d 897, cert. denied, 247 Conn. 904, 720 A.2d 516 (1998), concluded that risk of injury to a child under General Statutes (Rev. to 1991) § 53-219 did not constitute the same offense as s......
  • State v. Ryan, (AC 16865)
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • June 1, 1999
    ...806, cert. denied, 216 Conn. 807, 580 A.2d 64 (1990)." State v. Morris, 49 Conn. App. 409, 415, 716 A.2d 897, cert. denied, 247 Conn. 904, 720 A.2d 516 (1998). The trial court's decision to allow an amendment to the information to conform to the evidence is subject to reversal only for an a......
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