STATE v. TAVERAS

(SC 20496).

271 A.3d 123 (2022)

342 Conn. 563

STATE of Connecticut v. Kerlyn M. TAVERAS.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released March 29, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell S. Brody , senior assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Stephen J. Sedensky III and Sharmese L. Walcott , state's attorneys, for the appellant (state).

James B. Streeto , senior assistant public defender, for the appellee (defendant).

Robinson, C. J., and McDonald, D'Auria, Mullins, Kahn, Ecker and Keller, Js.


The principal issue in this case is whether the first amendment to the United States constitution protects certain allegedly threatening remarks made by the defendant, Kerlyn M. Taveras, to the employees of his son's preschool in Danbury. In this certified appeal, the state claims that the Appellate Court incorrectly concluded that the...

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