Case Name: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. FREDERICK PAYNE
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1996-03-11
Citations: 236 Conn. 911
Docket Number: SC 15395
Parties: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. FREDERICK PAYNE
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 236
Pages: 911–911

Head Matter:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. FREDERICK PAYNE
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 15395.
Decided March 11, 1996
John Watson, assistant public defender, in support of the petition.
Marjorie Allen Dauster, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition.

Opinion:
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 40 Conn. App. 1 (AC 12993), is granted, limited to the following issues:
"1. Did the Appellate Court properly hold that General Statutes § 53-21 is violated by conduct posing a risk of injury to a child's mental health?
"2. Did the Appellate Court properly hold that, so construed, General Statutes § 53-21 is not unconstitutionally void for vagueness?
"3. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court adequately instructed the jury on the applicability of General Statutes § 53-21 in the circumstances of this case?"