Legal Opinion
State v. Sutton
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 25, 2006No. AC 25959PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McLACHLAN, J.
The defendant, Walter Lavell Sutton, appeals from the judgment of conviction rendered by the trial court after the defendant entered a guilty plea under the Alford doctrine 1 to assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (l). 2 The defendant claims that the court improperly denied his motion to withdraw his plea because of claimed ineffective assistance of counsel. We disagree and affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The charge arose out of the alleged shooting of Valdez Madry on July 13, 2002, at approximately 2 a.m. in New London. 3 The…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- State v. NelsonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
3Cited by13 opinions
- State v. StithConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
- State v. DixonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- Caban v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- State v. GreenConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- State v. MoralesConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
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