Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1/15/1963
State v. Dennis
Citations
- 150 Conn. 245
- 188 A.2d 65
- 1963 Conn. LEXIS 195
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that where defendant charged with “wilfully or unlawfully” committing “certain acts likely to impair the morals of a minor child, contrary to [General Statutes] § 53-21 . . . [s]pecific intent is not an element of the crime defined”
- noting that statute precludes deliberate indifference to, acquiescence in or creation of situations inimical to minor’s moral welfare
- ‘‘[t]he use of the disjunctive ‘or’ between the two parts of the statute indicates a clear legislative intent of separability’’
- \[t]he use of the disjunctive 'or' between the two parts of the statute indicates a clear legislative intent of separability\
- where defendant charged with “wilfully or unlawfully” committing “certain acts likely to impair the morals of a minor child, contrary to [General Statutes] § 53-21 . . . [s]pecific intent is not an element of the crime defined” [citations omitted]
- specific intent not required for second part of the statute
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Judges: Baldwin, King, Murphy, Shea, Alcorn
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79 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Sanzone v. Board of Police CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1991-06-11· cited 365×
- State v. PaduaSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2005-03-29· cited 162×
- State v. RoqueSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1983-05-17· cited 131×
- State v. PickeringSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1980-03-04· cited 123×
- State v. JamesSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1989-06-20· cited 120×
- State v. BittingSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1971-11-23· cited 116×
- State v. ReedSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1978-02-28· cited 109×
- State v. PayneSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1997-05-06· cited 102×
- State v. McCallSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1982-05-11· cited 99×
- State v. SchriverSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1988-05-17· cited 97×
- State v. SnookSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1989-03-07· cited 96×
- State v. MirandaSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2002-04-16· cited 91×
- State v. RoySupreme Court of Connecticut· 1977-04-26· cited 80×
- Gaynor v. Union Trust Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1990-11-13· cited 78×
- State v. EasonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1984-01-10· cited 76×
- State v. PerruccioSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1984-01-31· cited 74×
- State v. PiersonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1986-08-26· cited 69×
- Szarwak v. WardenSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1974-07-23· cited 66×
- Maturo v. MaturoSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2010-05-04· cited 65×
- State v. BurtonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2001-09-25· cited 63×
Cites
9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- State v. SulSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1958-12-24· cited 103×
- State v. SilverSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1952-11-07· cited 61×
- State v. CoulombeSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1956-07-17· cited 50×
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1962-05-08· cited 42×
- Connecticut Chiropody Society, Inc. v. MurraySupreme Court of Connecticut· 1959-07-07· cited 25×
- Steele v. StateTennessee Supreme Court· 1949-12-10· cited 22×
- Proctor v. United StatesD.C. Circuit· 1949-10-17· cited 20×
- Castagnola v. FatoolSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1950-02-28· cited 16×
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1874-11-15· cited 16×
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