State v. Gerald J.

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STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. GERALD J.*
(AC 44324)
Prescott, Suarez and Palmer, Js.
Argued January 4—officially released April 5, 2022
Procedural History
Substitute information charging the defendant with
the crimes of sexual assault in the first degree and risk
of injury to a child, brought to the Superior Court in
the judicial district of Hartford and tried to the jury
before Dewey, J.; thereafter, the court, Dewey, J.,
denied the defendant’s motion to suppress certain evi-
dence; verdict and judgment of guilty, from which the
defendant appealed to this court. Appeal dismissed.
Matthew D. Dyer, with whom were Kristen Mostowy,
and Sydney Mazur, certified legal intern, for the appel-
lant (defendant).
James M. Ralls, assistant state’s attorney, with
whom, on the brief, were Sharmese Walcott, state’s
attorney, and Edward Naurus, former assistant state’s
attorney, for the appellee (state).
Opinion
PER CURIAM. The defendant, Gerald J., appeals from
his conviction of sexual assault in the first degree and
risk of injury to a child involving a relative. After this
case was argued, however, defense counsel notified
this court that the defendant died on or about March
3, 2022. Because defense counsel did not request any
specific disposition of this appeal as a result of the
defendant’s death, we dismiss the appeal as moot, con-
sistent with the past precedent of our Supreme Court.
See State v. Graham, 337 Conn. 857, 858, 256 A.3d 151(2021), and cases cited therein.
The appeal is dismissed.
* In accordance with our policy of protecting the privacy interests of the
victims of sexual assault and the crime of risk of injury to a child, we decline
to identify the victim or others through whom the victim’s identity may be
ascertained. See General Statutes § 54-86e.