STATE v. HERNANDEZ


154 Conn. 698 (1967)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. GLADYS HERNANDEZ

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided April 7, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert N. Grosby, public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

Robert J. Callahan, assistant prosecuting attorney, for the appellee (state).

KING, C. J., ALCORN, HOUSE, COTTER and THIM, JS.


COTTER, J.

The defendant, an unmarried, seventeen-year-old girl, was charged in the Circuit Court with being in manifest danger of falling into habits of vice. General Statutes § 17-379. She was represented by a public defender, who demurred to the information on the ground that the language of § 17-379 is so vague and uncertain as to render the statute unconstitutional on its face. The demurrer was overruled and...

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