Legal Opinion
State v. Lopez
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 3, 1985No. 12274PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallahan, J.
The defendant, Jose Lopez, pleaded guilty to a charge of murder, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a, on April 18,1983.1 Before accept*339ing the defendant’s plea, the trial court did a searching canvass, concluded that there was a factual basis for the charge and that the plea was voluntary. Subsequent to the plea, but prior to sentencing, the defendant retained other counsel and filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea. The motion was based on a claim that “[t]he plea was involuntary, or was entered without knowledge of the nature of the charge,” and that it “resulted from the denial…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by37 opinions
- State v. BadgettSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. GarvinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- State v. SantangeloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- State v. WatsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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