State v. Lawrence

I disagree with the majority that the trial court had jurisdiction, pursuant to a motion to correct an illegal sentence, to consider the claim by the defendant, Tarrance Lawrence, that he was improperly convicted under the wrong statute. I therefore respectfully dissent.

The majority correctly sets forth some of the case law interpreting Practice Book § 43-22, which provides *796procedural authority by which a court may correct an illegal sentence. I agree with the majority that it is pursuant to this rule of practice that a defendant may attack the legality of his sentence or the legality of the…