Legal Opinion
State v. Revelo
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 26, 2001No. SC 16226PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PALMER, J.
This appeal raises a question of first impression regarding the constitutional limits on judicial involvement in plea bargaining. The principal issue that we must decide is whether the due process rights of the defendant, Hector Revelo, were violated when the trial court: (1) offered to sentence the defendant to eight years imprisonment for the defendant’s plea of guilty of General Statutes § 21a-2781 in connection with the defendant’s sale of narcotics; (2) withdrew that offer upon learning that the defendant wished to exercise his right to a judicial determination of his…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Blackledge v. AllisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by42 opinions
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