State v. Coleman

I agree with the result but find myself unable to join in the court’s opinion. I cannot accept the reasoning employed by the majority in concluding that the defendant voluntarily waived his constitutional right to be “informed of the nature and cause of his accusation” ; Conn. Const. art. I § 8; nor do I agree that the reference in the short form information to the specific statute which defined the offense was sufficient to allege the element of intent to defraud.

The defendant’s motion to dismiss the information was based on his constitutional right to be informed of the charges against him.…