STATE v. ROBERT H

The petition by the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 71 Conn. App. 289 (AC 20836), is granted, limited to the following issue:

"Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the defendant's convictions of risk of injury to a child under General Statutes (Rev. to 1997) § 53-21 must be reversed for insufficiency of the evidence?"

The Supreme Court docket number is SC 16873. James M. Ralls, assistant state's attorney, in support of the petition.

Averum J. Sprecher, in opposition.