State v. Tyson

The defendant, DeShawn Tyson, appeals from the judgment of the trial court revoking his probation and sentencing him to nine years of incarceration. See General Statutes § 53a-32. On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court (1) improperly admitted into evidence details of his prior criminal history, and (2) abused its discretion in concluding that he was no longer amenable to probation and imposing the entire period of incarceration remaining on his underlying sentence. We disagree and, accordingly, affirm the judgment.

On January 24, 2006, the defendant pleaded guilty to sexual…