State of Connecticut v. Lamont Fields

Summary

The court held that the defendant was entitled to a new trial on the kidnapping count involving Taoufik because the jury was not instructed to determine whether the restraint was merely incidental to the assault, and the omission was not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. The court rejected the defendant's challenges to the risk-of-injury instructions and concluded that the statute was not unconstitutionally vague as applied to leaving a one-year-old child unattended. The judgment was reversed only as to the Taoufik kidnapping conviction and affirmed in all other respects.