New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with participating in an armed robbery of a gas station in North New Haven.

The ATF and the New Haven Police Department investigators identified an individual who is alleged to have committed a series of gunpoint robberies and a carjacking that occurred in late June and early July 2022. The investigation rev... More...    $0 (09-28-2023 - CT)

Bridgeport, CT - The United States of America charged Antoine Snell and Treyquane Snell with committing violent robberies and car jacking.

ANTOINE SNELL and TREYQUANE SNELL, both 21 of Bridgeport, were sentenced to prison terms of 64 months and 72 months, respectively, for committing a violent robbery and carjacking of a food delivery driver in Ansonia.

According to court documen... More...    $0 (01-22-2020 - CT)

The principal issue in this appeal is whether our decision in State v. Ray, 290 Conn. 602, 966 A.2d 148 (2009), which would require the defendant in the present case, Alrick A. Evans, to prove drug dependency as an affirmative defense to a charge under General Statutes (Rev. to 2011) § 21a-278 (b),1 remains good law in light of (1) the subsequent decision of the United States Supreme Court in All... More...    $0 (08-16-2018 - CT)

Defendant‐appellant Floyd Rose appeals the order of the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York (Oetken, J.) denying Rose’s
motion to withdraw his plea of guilty to one count of Hobbs Act robbery, 18
U.S.C. § 1951(a). We now consider whether forcing someone to withdraw money
from an ATM and then stealing the money has a sufficient effect on intersta... More...    $0 (06-01-2018 - CT)

The defendant, Ricardo Swilling, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial, of kidnapping in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-92 (a) (2) (A), home invasion in violation of General Statutes § 53a-100aa (a) (2), and assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-60 (a) (2).1 Additionally, following the defendant’s pleas of no... More...    $0 (03-31-2018 - CT)

. The defendant, Anthony C. Manousos, appealsfromthejudgmentofconviction,renderedafter a jury trial, of arson in the first degree in violation of GeneralStatutes§ 53a-111(a)(1).Thedefendantclaims that the trial court improperly (1) denied his motions to suppress various tangible items collected from him, as well as oral statements that he made to the police during an investigatory stop and subsequ... More...    $0 (01-19-2018 - CT)

.Thedefendant,EfrainJohnson,appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of one count of felony murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54c and one count of kidnapping in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a92 (a) (2) (A) for his participation in events that led to the death of the victim, Tina Johnson.1 On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the... More...    $0 (05-07-2016 - CT)

This appeal requires us to consider the continuing vitality of the presumption of prejudice injurytamperingcasesarticulated bytheUnitedStates Supreme Court in Remmer v. United States, 347 U.S. 227, 74 S. Ct. 450, 98 L. Ed. 654 (1954) (Remmer I), which is a question that has divided state and federal courts for more than thirty years in the wake of Smith v. Phillips, 455 U.S. 209, 102 S. Ct. 940, ... More...    $0 (04-12-2016 - CT)

The defendant, Daniel B., appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of attempt to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 and 53a-54a. On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction, (2) the trial court unduly restricted his access to certain information regarding a confidential informant who testified ... More...    $0 (03-28-2016 - CT)

Danbury Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Home Invasions

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARLON PATTERSON, also known as “Head,” 32, of Danbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 192 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for orchestratin... More...    $0 (03-10-2016 - CT)

The defendant, James Michael Fasanelli,appealsfromthejudgmentofconviction,rendered after a jury trial, of one count of sale of narcotics by a person who is not drug-dependent in violation of GeneralStatutes§ 21a-278(b).Onappeal,thedefendant claims that he was deprived of his constitutional right to a fair trial as a result of prosecutorial impropriety duringclosingarguments.Wedisagreethattheprose... More...    $0 (02-05-2016 - CT)

The state and the defendant, Shelvonn
Jones, appeal from the judgment of the Appellate Court,
which reversed the judgment of conviction, rendered
after a jury trial, of assault in the second degree in
violation of General Statutes § 53a-60 (a) (2). See State
v. Jones, 139 Conn. App. 469, 470, 487, 56 A.3d 724
(2012). The state claims that the Appellate Court
improperly ... More...    $0 (12-14-2015 - CT)

The dispute in the present case has a long and circuitous history, which began more than one decade ago when the plaintiff, Landmark InvestmentGroup,LLC(Landmark),acommercialrealestate developer, entered into a contract to purchase an environmentally contaminated property in the town of Plainville (town) with the hopes of remediating and developingitforcommercialuse.Theselleroftheproperty, Chung F... More...    $0 (09-26-2015 - CT)

2 The question in this case is whether a Connecticut rule restricting the
3 use of certain teeth‐whitening procedures to licenced dentists is unconstitutional
4 under the Due Process or Equal Protection Clauses. Because we conclude that
5 there are any number of rational grounds for the rule, we affirm the judgment of
6 the District Court.
7 BACKGROUND
8 Under Connect... More...    $0 (07-17-2015 - CT)

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAVID HANEY, 53, of Marlborough, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for robbing five Connecticut pharmacies last year.

On November 22, 2013, HANEY was arrested on a criminal complaint ... More...    $0 (10-20-2014 - CT)

In this case, defendant-appellant Stavros M. Ganias appeals from a judgment convicting him, following a jury trial, of tax evasion. He challenges the conviction on the grounds that his Fourth Amendment rights were violated when the Government copied three of his computer hard drives pursuant to a search warrant and then retained files beyond the scope of the warrant for more than two-and-a-half ye... More...    $0 (06-17-2014 - CT)

In this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiffs, the Animal Rights Front, Inc. (“ARFâ€�) and two of its members, Lisa Zalaski and Derek V. Oatis, appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Vanessa L. Bryant, Judge), entered after a bench trial in favor of defendant, Hartford Police Sergeant Daniel Albert, on claims that Albert violated pl... More...    $0 (07-23-2013 - CT)

This appeal arises from a negligence action brought by the plaintiff, Catherine O. Duncan, against the defendants, Mill Management Company of Greenwich, Inc. (management company), and the Greenwich Chateau Condominium Association (condo- minium association), after the plaintiff fell and was injured when stepping down from the roof deck of the Greenwich Chateau Condominiums (condominium building), ... More...    $0 (02-21-2013 - CT)

The plaintiffs, Joseph Fortin, Samuel Kofkoff, Robert Kofkoff and Kofkoff Egg Farm, LLC, in this civil action concerning insurance benefits appeal from the summary judgment rendered in favor of the defendant North River Insurance Company.1 The plaintiffs claim that the court improperly (1) granted the defendant’s motion to preclude testimony from one of the plaintiffs’ witnesses, (2) granted s... More...    $0 (01-10-2013 - CT)

In this consolidated appeal, the plaintiffs in the first action (SC 18643), Craig Ugrin and Samantha Ugrin, and the plaintiffs in the second action (SC 18644), William Baker and Lisa Baker, appeal from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the named defendant, the town of Cheshire (town).1 The plaintiffs filed virtually identical complaints against the town after a massive sinkhole developed... More...    $0 (10-30-2012 - CT)

The plaintiffs, Americo D’Appollonio, Jr., and Carmela L. D’Appollonio, appeal from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a court trial, in favor of the defendants, Sarina Griffo-Brandao and her father, Pasquale Griffo, on their claims arising from the defendants’ partial construction of two retaining walls in an easement area located on Griffo-Brandao’s property in a residential... More...    $0 (10-02-2012 - CT)

The principal issue in this appeal is whether a physician who fails to advise an unaware patient of the potential driving risks associated with her underlying medical condition breaches a duty to the victim of the patient’s unsafe driving because of the failure to advise. The plaintiff, John Jarmie, appeals from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the defendants, Frank Troncale, a physic... More...    $0 (09-24-2012 - CT)

The self-represented defendant in this summary process eviction action, Michael J. Rost, appeals from the trial court’s judgment of possession rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, the Schaghticoke Indian Tribe (SIT) and the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation (STN). The defendant claims that the court improperly (1) exercised jurisdiction by adjudicating a summary process action involving sovereign reser... More...    $0 (09-16-2012 - CT)

The defendant, Chung Family Realty Partnership, LLC, appeals from the trial court’s order granting the application for a prejudgment remedy filed by the plaintiff, Landmark Investment Group, LLC. On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the doctrine of res judicata prevents the plaintiff from relitigating issues that have been or could have been litigated in the first litigation; and (2) the cou... More...    $0 (08-28-2012 - CT)

This action involves a claimed drainage easement over property owned by the defendants, Scott D. DeRosa, Carl F. DeRosa, Patricia A. DeRosa and Cori DeRosa Quirk. The plaintiff, Scott E. Hurlburt, appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered after the granting of the defendants’ motion for a judgment of dismissal for failure to make out a prima facie case. Specifically, the plaintiff cl... More...    $0 (08-14-2012 - CT)

The plaintiff, Mark C. Langley, appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered in connection with the underlying dissolution action in which the trial court entered several financial orders.1 The plaintiff claims that the trial court, in fashioning its financial orders, improperly (1) considered the entire length of the parties’ relationship, rather than the length of the marriage at issu... More...    $0 (08-21-2012 - CT)

The defendant, Orlito A. Trias,1 an obstetrician and gynecologist, appeals2 from the judgment of the trial court, after a jury trial, in favor of the plaintiff, Allison Downs,3 with respect to the allegations that the defendant’s negligence resulted in the plaintiff developing ovarian cancer. The defendant contends that, because the plaintiff’s complaint turned on the defendant’s failure to ... More...    $0 (08-27-2012 - CT)

The defendant, Cary Brody, appeals from judgments of the trial court rendered in connection with the underlying dissolution action awarding to the plaintiff, Felicia Pierot Brody, a $2.5 million lump sum alimony payment and granting the plaintiff’s two postjudgment motions for contempt. The defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) rendered its judgment dissolving the parties’ marri... More...    $0 (07-17-2012 - CT)

The plaintiff, MSO, LLC, appeals from the judgment of the trial court granting the motion of the defendants Anthony DeSimone and Charles DeSimone, Jr., in their personal capacities and as coexecutors of the estate of Charles E. DeSimone, to stay the proceedings and ordering the parties to proceed to arbitration pursuant to an arbitration clause in the parties’ lease agreement.1 On appeal, the pl... More...    $0 (04-17-2012 - CT)

The plaintiff, Cecil Young, appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered in favor of the defendant, the city of Bridgeport. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly rendered judgment for the defendant on the basis of its factual finding that the plaintiff was not the defendant’s employee. We agree with the court’s finding that the plaintiff was not the defendant’s e... More...    $0 (05-17-2012 - CT)

In Garcetti v. Ceballos, 547 U.S. 410, 421, 126 S. Ct. 1951, 164 L. Ed. 2d 689 (2006), the United States Supreme Court concluded ‘‘that when public employees make statements pursuant to their official duties, the employees are not speaking as citizens for [f]irst [a]mendment1 purposes, and the [c]onstitution does not insulate their communications from employer discipline.’’ The principal i... More...    $0 (05-01-2012 - CT)

Connecticut courts are solicitous of selfrepresented parties when it does not interfere with the rights of other parties. See Watkins v. Thomas, 118 Conn. App. 452, 456, 984 A.2d 106 (2009). Our courts allow self-represented parties some latitude, but that latitude is constrained by our rules of practice; see, e.g., Oliphant v. Commissioner of Correction, 274 Conn. 563, 569–70, 877 A.2d 761 (200... More...    $0 (04-04-2012 - CT)

This case raises the question of whether the putative father of a child, upon learning that he was deceived by his wife, the child’s mother, and the child’s biological father as to the child’s paternity, is estopped from recovering from the biological father funds that the putative father expended to raise the child while believing her to be his offspring. The plaintiff, Eric Fischer, appeal... More...    $0 (02-07-2012 - CT)

This case concerns the propriety of a decision by a hospital that conducts an accredited surgical residency training program to decline to promote a senior resident to the position of chief resident.

Unwilling to accept the hospital’s proffered renewal of his appointment as a fourth clinical year resident, the resident filed a multicount complaint against the hospital, its surgery program... More...    $0 (01-24-2012 - CT)

In this certified appeal, we must examine the delicate balance between two of the most basic principles of our law: the constitutional right of litigants to have the jury determine the amount of damages awarded; and the trial court’s broad authority to supervise the trial process. The defendant Ribeiro Trucking, LLC,1 appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court,2 which reversed the judgment... More...    $0 (12-27-2011 - CT)

The defendant Mark A. Lauretti1 appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying his motion for summary judgment, which asserted that the doctrine of collateral estoppel barred the action brought by the plaintiff, Wiacek Farms, LLC. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The record, viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff; see Martinelli v. Fusi, 290 Conn. 347, 350, 963 ... More...    $0 (11-11-2011 - CT)

The defendant, Dorothy Larocque, appeals1 from the judgment of the trial court quieting title to certain real property in favor of the named plaintiff, 2 Theresa P. O’Connor, predicated on a finding that the plaintiff had disseized the defendant of her interest in the property as a tenant in common. The defendant claims that the trial court improperly determined that the plaintiff had overcome t... More...    $0 (10-31-2011 - CT)

The defendant Jurgita Karobkaite1 appeals2 from the judgment of the trial court, following a remand from the Appellate Court; see American Diamond Exchange, Inc. v. Alpert, 101 Conn. App. 83, 920 A.2d 357, cert. denied, 284 Conn. 901, 931 A.2d 261 (2007); for a recalculation of damages based on the existing record. On remand, the trial court awarded $103,355.68 in damages to the plaintiff, America... More...    $0 (10-21-2011 - CT)