State v. Hickey  In a sex assault and risk of injury criminal case, the court properly allowed the testimony of a pediatric nurse – practitioner and forensic medical examiner for child abuse under the medical examination exception to the hearsay rule, which allows into evidence hearsay statements made for the purposes of obtaining medical treatment, even though the examination was suggested by the police and the results were provided to the police.

State v. Ernesto  The Connecticut “sexting” statute was meant to provide a misdemeanor alternative for youths who send or receive obscene photographs of themselves.  An adult who takes obscene photographs of a minor may still face criminal charges for the felony of employing a minor in an obscene performance and this crime may be charged against a person who takes the photographs solely for personal use.

Santiago v. Cmmr. of Motor Vehicles  In a driving under the influence case (DUI / DWI), the court upheld a lifetime commercial driver’s license (CDL) suspension for a second alcohol breath test failure or refusal even though at the time of the first stop for drunk driving the driver did not yet have a commercial driver’s license.

State v. Shah  A defendant who had illicit internet chats with someone whom he believed to be a 14 year old girl and then traveled to a prearranged place to meet up had taken a "substantial step" toward committing the crimes of attempt to commit risk of injury to a minor and attempt to entice a minor..

Brunetti v. Cmmr. of Correction  It was not clearly erroneous for a criminal court to conclude that the defendant's mother affirmatively refused to consent to a police search of their home by stating that she disagreed with her husband's consent to the search and that she did not want the police in the home.

State v. Charles  Defendant in murder case who did not ask for jury instructions regarding self-defense and the lesser charge of manslaughter and who argued to the jury that he did not act in self-defense cannot claim it was error by the trial judge to not give those instructions.

Cmmr. of Correction v. Coleman  The state has the right to force feed a prisoner on a hunger strike, despite the prisoner's right to bodily integrity, because the state has legitimate interests in preserving life, preventing suicide, protecting the prisoner's children, and maintaining safety, security and order within the prison system.

Dennis v. Cmmr. of Correction  Defendant's conviction was overturned because he was found to be unrepresented by a lawyer in 6 of the 10 criminal cases in which he entered pleas.  The lawyer did not "de facto" represent the defendant in the 6 cases by simply telling him what the state's offer was on those cases.  The judge did not properly question the defendant to make sure he understood the consequences of representing himself in criminal court.

State v. Fontaine  The following evidence was sufficient for the defendant to be found guilty of driving while under the influence (DUI / DWI):  the defendant drove his moped erratically, his eyes were bloodshot and glassy, he smelled of liquor, he failed the walk and turn test, he refused the one leg stand test, and he refused to complete the horizontal gaze nystagmus test.

Hernandez v. Connecticut  Very high bail amounts for poor defendants held not unconstitutional even though criminal charges against many such defendants ultimately get dropped.

State v. Kalphat  A defendant had to be acquitted (found not guilty) on charges of sale of narcotics within 1500 feet of a school because simply having drugs packaged for sale in a house near a school was not sufficient evidence without some proof that he intended to sell drugs at the house.

State v. Lewis  Possession of drugs packaged for sale within 1500 feet of a school does not prove intent to sell them at the location where the defendant was arrested.  To be convicted of intent to sell drugs within 1500 feet of a school, the state must prove not only that the defendant possessed drugs and intended to sell them, but that he intended to sell them within 1500 feet of a school and not at some other place and time.

State v. Baptiste   In a criminal case for assault on a police officer, the judge must tell the jury that whether an officer, when assaulted, is acting in the performance of his duties depends on whether he was using reasonable force at the time of the alleged assault.

State v. Rodriguez  The attorney for an illegal alien, who was the victim of an assault and who committed medical fraud by using a false identity to obtain medical care after the assault, was allowed to testify in the criminal case against his attacker because the attorney’s testimony would help the jury understand why the illegal alien testified even though he could face criminal charges for fraud and would help the jury evaluate the alien’s credibility.  The alien, who had overstayed his visa, was given immunity from prosecution for testifying and, as a witness in a criminal case for assault, was given the opportunity to become a legal U.S. resident (to get a green card), pursuant to immigration law.

State v. Altajir  303 Conn. 304:  In a violation of probation hearing the court allowed Facebook pictures from the defendant's profile page into evidence.  The underlying charge was a DUI that resulted in the death of a passenger.

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