Case Name: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SANTOS MIRANDA
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1996-07-01
Citations: 237 Conn. 932
Docket Number: SC 15467
Parties: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SANTOS MIRANDA
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 237
Pages: 932–932

Head Matter:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SANTOS MIRANDA
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 15467.
Robert J. Scheinblum, deputy assistant state’s attorney, in support of the petition.
Decided July 1, 1996

Opinion:
The petition by the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 41 Conn. App. 333 (AC 14439), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"Under the circumstances of this case, did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the defendant could not be convicted of violating General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (3) because he had no legal duty to protect the victim from parental abuse?"