State v. Ferdinand R.
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of sexual assault in a spousal relationship in violation of Conn. Gen. Stat. 53a-70b. Defendant appealed, claiming that the trial court should interpret section 53a-70b to require proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Defendant acted with the specific intent to commit the crime of sexual assault in a spousal relationship. The appellate court rejected the claim and affirmed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the appellate court properly concluded that section 53a-70b requires that Defendant had only a general intent to commit the act that constituted a violation of the statute.
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