Legal Opinion
State v. Silva
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 28, 2001No. AC 20951; AC 20317PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DRANGINIS, J.
This case involves the resolution of two appeals by the defendant, James R. Silva.1 The *237defendant’s direct appeal is from the trial court’s judgment of conviction rendered after a plea of guilty, pursuant to the Alford doctrine,2 of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a.3 The defendant claims that the trial court improperly accepted his guilty plea (1) without substantial compliance with Practice Book §§ 39-19 and 39-20, and (2) because his will was overborne by coercion, thereby violating his right to due process and his privilege against self-incrimination as…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
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3Cited by33 opinions
- State v. ReidSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- State v. SilvaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. IralaConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- State v. YusufConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- Ricks v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
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