Legal Opinion
State v. Deptula
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 27, 1993No. 10956PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaly, J.
The defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-60 (a) (l).1 The defendant also challenges the enhancement of his sentence, rendered after a nolo con-tendere plea to being a persistent serious felony offender in violation of General Statutes § 53a-40 (b).2 *142The defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) failed to instruct the jury on self-defense, (2) accepted the defendant’s plea of nolo contendere to being a persistent serious felony offender, and (3) admitted evidence of the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- State v. LewisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by16 opinions
- Holmes v. HolmesConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
- State v. WrightConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- State v. CarterConnecticut Appellate Court · 1994
- State v. DeptulaConnecticut Appellate Court · 1994
- Dime Savings Bank v. CornagliaConnecticut Appellate Court · 1994
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.