Legal Opinion
State v. Guerra
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided November 8, 2011No. AC 32686PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GRUENDEL, J.
The defendant, Jose O. Guerra, appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing his motion to vacate his guilty plea. He claims that the court improperly concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of that motion. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The following facts are relevant to this appeal. The defendant is a citizen of Guatemala who was involved in a physical altercation outside of a bar in Danbury on August 24, 2002. He thereafter was charged with assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (4). Pursuant…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Cobham v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. DasSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- State v. ParraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- State v. DeVivoConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
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3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. GuerraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2012