Court Opinion

ID: 9735402
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 18:12:54.086072+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:26:58.000424
License: Public Domain

ROGERS, C. J.,
concurring. I agree with the majority’s conclusion that the record in this case supports a finding that the defendant, Arthur H., would pose a risk to public safety and that that finding is sufficient to support the trial court’s order that the defendant register as a sex offender pursuant to General Statutes § 54-254 (a). I write separately because I am troubled by the portion of the majority opinion rejecting the state’s claim that § 54-254 (a) creates a presumption that persons convicted of a felony committed for a sexual purpose pose a risk to the public safety. I would conclude that there is no need to reach that question because the record in the present case contains independent evidence to support a finding that the defendant posed a risk to the public safety, beyond the mere fact that the defendant committed a felony for a sexual purpose.