State v. Kerlyn T.

Citations

• 337 Conn. 382

Syllabus

Convicted of, among other crimes, aggravated sexual assault in the first degree, home invasion, risk of injury to a child and assault in the second degree with a firearm, the defendant appealed to the Appellate Court, claiming, inter alia, that his convictions should be reversed because the In accordance with our policy of protecting the privacy interests of the victims of sexual assault and the crime of risk of injury to a child, we decline to identify the victims or others through whom the victims' identities may be ascertained. See General Statutes § 54-86e. Moreover, in accordance with federal law; see 18 U.S.C. § 2265 (d) (3) (2018); we decline to identify any party protected or sought to be protected under a protective order or a restraining order that was issued or applied for, or others through whom that party's identity may be ascertained. 337 Conn. 382 AUGUST, 2021 383 State v. Kerlyn T. trial court incorrectly determined that his jury trial waiver was knowing, intelligent and voluntary. The Appellate Court affirmed the trial court's judgments of conviction, specifically rejecting the defendant's claims that his waiver was constitutionally infirm because he was suffering from an unspecified mental illness at the time of the waiver and that trial court's canvass was constitutionally infirm because the court failed to elicit from him additional information about his background, experi- ence, conduct, and mental and emotional state, and to explain, among other things, the mechanics of a jury trial. On the granting of certification, the defendant appealed to this court, renewing his claim in the Appellate Court challenging the validity of his jury trial waiver. Held that the Appellate Court having fully addressed the issues raised by the defendant before this court concerning whether the trial court had correctly deter- mined that his jury trial waiver was knowing, intelligent and voluntary, this court adopted the Appellate Court's thorough and well reasoned o