Connecticut Superior Court January 2, 2009, File CR-04-0149750-S (State v. Ryder)

DEVLIN, J.

By plea of nolo contendere with a reservation to appeal, the defendant, Gary Ryder, was convicted of illegal possession of a reptile in violation of

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General Statutes § 26-55 and sentenced to pay a $35 fine. The case stems from an August 15, 2004 incident in which the Greenwich police entered Ryder’s home and discovered a crocodile in a bathtub.