Legal Opinion
State v. Wheatland
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided January 17, 2006No. AC 25947PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAVERY, C. J.
The defendant, Paige Wheatland, appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered following the denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea, entered pursuant to the doctrine of North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 91 S. Ct. 160, 27 L. Ed. 2d 162 (1970),1 to one count of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (3). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the plea was not knowingly and voluntarily made, (2) the court abused its discretion in denying his motion to withdraw the plea and (3) his sentence is illegal. We affirm the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. GarvinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- State v. FaradaySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
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3Cited by15 opinions
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