Connecticut Judicial Branch Law Libraries' NewsLog

Supreme Court Advance Release Opinion - 2/9/2012

Booth, George — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:23:37 GMT

Category: Recent Decisions;Habeas Opinions

Body:

SC18659 - Arriaga v. Commissioner of Correction ("'Did the Appellate Court properly affirm the judgment of the [habeas] court in dismissing the petitioner’s habeas corpus petition for lack of subject matter jurisdiction?'")

Published: 2/9/2012 11:46 AM

Searching the Connecticut Statutes Online

Roy, Christopher — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:37:57 GMT

Category: FYI;FAQ;Did You Know?;Legal Research

Body:

A quick way to find up-to-date Connecticut statutes is to use the advanced search page or the statutes search page on the Connecticut General Assembly website. The statutes database "includes the 2011 General Statutes updated to January 1, 2012, by the inclusion of the 2012 Supplement to the General Statutes." Make sure to choose "Statutes - Section Text" before entering your statute section number or keyword.

Published: 2/8/2012 10:48 AM

Connecticut General Assembly 2012 Regular Session

Roy, Christopher — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:03:51 GMT

Category: FYI;Pending Legislation

Body:

The Connecticut General Assembly (CGA) 2012 regular session begins tomorrow. To read about the issues that may be addressed in the upcoming session, see the OLR Major Issues report. Also, the CGA offers free bill tracking from its website. The service alerts you by email whenever there is activity affecting any of the bills you are tracking. According to the CGA, “you have the ability to add individual bills to a list, add all bills introduced by a specific Legislator or Committee, and add all bills co-sponsored by a specific Legislator.” To register, you need to provide your name and email address. For more information, see the bill tracking help page.

Published: 2/7/2012 4:17 PM

Property Law Appellate Court Opinion - 2/6/2012

Roy, Christopher — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:01:26 GMT

Category: Property Law Opinions;Tort Law Opinions;Recent Decisions

Body:

Below is yesterday's property law Appellate Court opinion:

AC33253 – Hardie v. Mistriel ("The defendant . . . appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered in favor of the plaintiff . . . finding that the defendant had trespassed on the plaintiff’s land and awarding damages. On appeal, the defendant claims that the court erred in its award of damages.")

Published: 2/7/2012 11:00 AM

Appellate Court Advance Release Opinion - 2/6/2012

Booth, George — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:37:02 GMT

Category: Recent Decisions

Body:

AC32856 - State v. Charlotte Hungerford Hospital ("The principal issue in this appeal is whether the subpoena power conferred upon the claims commissioner by General Statutes § 4-151 (c) permits him to subpoena documents from a respondent that has not been named as a party to the suit that the claims commissioner has been asked to authorize. The respondent has appealed from the judgment of the trial court enforcing the claims commissioner's subpoena.")

Published: 2/6/2012 2:32 PM

Supreme Court Advance Release Opinion - 2/6/2012

Roy, Christopher — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:19:02 GMT

Category: Recent Decisions;Land Use Opinions;Search and Seizure;Property Law Opinions

Body:

SC18424, SC18354, SC18355, SC18356 - Bozrah v. Chmurynski ("In this consolidated appeal, we must balance the public interest in allowing municipalities to inspect residential property for zoning violations against the individual’s constitutional right to be free from unreasonable searches. The defendants appeal from the temporary injunction granted by the trial court requiring them to allow the plaintiffs . . . to inspect their property for zoning violations. The defendants claim that the trial court’s order violates their right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.")

Published: 2/6/2012 11:45 AM

Foreclosure Appellate Court Opinion - 2/6/2012

Yeltema, Karen — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:22:34 GMT

Category: Recent Decisions;Foreclosure Opinions

Body:

Below is today's foreclosure Appellate Court opinion:

AC32639 - TD Banknorth, N.A. v. White Mountain Resorts of Connecticut, Inc. (Foreclosure by sale; promissory note; "The defendant argues that the court improperly denied his motion to open the judgment, failed to consider certain facts when rendering the judgment of strict foreclosure and erred by failing to interpret his pleadings as a writ of audita querela.")

Published: 2/6/2012 11:41 AM

Tort Law Appellate Court Opinion - 2/6/2012

Roy, Christopher — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:46:03 GMT

Category: Recent Decisions;Tort Law Opinions

Body:

Below is today's tort law Appellate Court opinion:

AC32108 – Quaranta v. King (Personal Injury; "The plaintiff . . . appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered after a jury verdict in favor of the defendant . . . . On appeal, the plaintiff argues that the court improperly declined to admit photographs of rubber mats into evidence.")

Published: 2/6/2012 11:34 AM

Contract Law Appellate Court Opinion- 2/6/2012

Yeltema, Karen — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:20:53 GMT

Category: Recent Decisions;Contract Law Opinions

Body:

Here is today's contract law Appellate Court opinion:

AC32745 - Sunset Gold Realty, LLC v. Premier Building & Development, Inc. (Contracts; whether requirements of § 20-325a were met; "On appeal, Premier Building and Cobblestone claim that the court (1) improperly found that Sunset Realty had procured a ready, willing and able tenant under the terms of its listing agreement with Premier Building, and Cobblestone claims that the court (2) improperly rendered judgment against it even though it was not a party to the listing agreement between Sunset Realty and Premier Building.")

Published: 2/6/2012 11:36 AM

Habeas Appellate Court Opinion - 2/6/12

Yeltema, Karen — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:19:17 GMT

Category: Recent Decisions;Habeas Opinions

Body:

Here is today's habeas Appellate Court opinion:

AC32827 - Davis v. Commissioner of Correction (Habeas corpus; motion for summary judgment; whether § 53a-35 as amended in 1980 applies to crimes committed before October 1, 1971; "On appeal, the petitioner argues that the court improperly concluded that he was not entitled to be resentenced in accordance with General Statutes § 53a-35... The petitioner originally was sentenced under General Statutes (Rev. to 1968) § 53-10, which provides, in relevant part, that '[a]ny person who commits murder in the first degree . . . shall suffer death unless the jury recommends imprisonment in the State Prison for life. If the person accused elects to be tried by the court and is found guilty . . . the court may, in its discretion, imprison such person in the State Prison for life. . . .' General Statutes (Rev. to 1968) § 54-125 provides that individuals sentenced to life imprisonment would be eligible for parole after serving twenty-five years, less any good time credits, not to exceed a total of five years.")

Concurrence

Published: 2/6/2012 11:30 AM

Administrative Appeal Appellate Court Opinion - 2/6/2012

Booth, George — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:17:01 GMT

Category: Recent Decisions;Administrative Appeals Opinions;Employment Opinions

Body:

AC33064 - Ray v. Administrator, Unemployment Compensation Act ("The defendant administrator of the Unemployment Compensation Act (administrator) appeals from the judgment of the trial court remanding the matter to the employment security board of review (board) after the board dismissed the appeal of the plaintiff...for lack of jurisdiction. On appeal, the administrator claims that the court erred in remanding the matter to the board for a review of certain factors.")

Published: 2/6/2012 11:32 AM

Family Law Appellate Court Opinion - 2/6/2012

Roy, Christopher — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:43:46 GMT

Category: Recent Decisions;Family Opinions

Body:

Below is today's family law Appellate Court opinion:

AC33323 - Rosemarie B.-F. v. Curtis P. ("General Statutes § 46b-15 (a) authorizes the issuance of a restraining order upon a finding that a family member 'has been subjected to a continuous threat of present physical pain or physical injury by another family . . . member . . . .' In this appeal, the only issue is whether the trial court abused its discretion in finding that the facts of record sufficed to establish the requisite 'continuous threat.'"

Published: 2/6/2012 11:32 AM

Criminal Law Appellate Court Opinions - 2/6/2012

Booth, George — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:21:44 GMT

Category: Recent Decisions;Criminal Opinions

Body:

AC32207 - State v. Boutilier ("On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the trial court's denial of two motions, which requested the court to "direct the [commissioner of the department of correction] to deliver the defendant into the supervised custody of his attorney," violated the defendant's constitutional rights, (2) the trial court abused its discretion in denying the defendant's motion to allow the jury to view the crime scene and (3) prosecutorial impropriety deprived the defendant of his right to a fair trial.")

AC32800 - State v. Ayala ("On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) there was insufficient evidence from which the jury could have found beyond a reasonable doubt that he demonstrated the requisite intent to commit kidnapping and (2) § 53a-94a is unconstitutionally vague as applied to the present case.")

Published: 2/6/2012 11:33 AM

Medical Malpractice Appellate Court Opinion - 2/6/2012

Booth, George — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:18:30 GMT

Category: Recent Decisions;Medical Malpractice Opinions

Body:

AC32338 - Bell v. Hospital of Saint Raphael ("The plaintiff, Marshaun W. Bell, in her capacity as the administratrix of the estate of Clara Ann Woods, the decedent, and in her individual capacity, brought this medical negligence action against the defendant, Hospital of Saint Raphael. The plaintiff appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing the action on the ground that the plaintiff failed to satisfy General Statutes § 52-190a by filing a written opinion of a similar health care provider that there appears to be evidence of medical negligence on the part of the defendant. The plaintiff claims that the court improperly determined that the opinion letter filed in the present case failed to demonstrate that the author of the letter was a similar health care provider as defined in General Statutes § 52-184c.")

AC32338 Concurrence

Published: 2/6/2012 11:31 AM

General Statutes Amended or Repealed in 2011

Roy, Christopher — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:28:59 GMT

Category: FYI;Legal Research;New Legislation;Did You Know?

Body:

To quickly determine whether a Connecticut statute was amended or repealed by a 2011 public act, you can use the table of statutes affected produced by the Legislative Commissioners' Office.

General Statutes Amended or Repealed in 2011 (PDF)

Published: 2/3/2012 5:30 PM