Legal Opinion
State v. Godek
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 25, 1980PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArthur H. Healey, J.
The trial court found the defendant guilty of the crime of unlawful restraint in the first degree, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-95, 1 after accepting his plea of nolo contendere to that charge. On this appeal the defendant urges this court to vacate the plea of nolo contendere and to remand the matter for further proceedings. Essentially, he contends that the trial court erred in accepting his nolo plea because it was not voluntarily and/or intelligently entered in that (1) the court failed to advise him of his right to be tried by a judge at the time he withdrew his prior election…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
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3Cited by56 opinions
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