Legal Opinion
State v. Suggs
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 7, 1984No. 12174PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpeziale, C. J.
The defendant, Leamond Suggs, pleaded guilty to a charge of felony murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54c. On appeal from the judgment rendered, the defendant claims that the trial court did not fully advise him of the constitutional rights he was waiving before it accepted his plea of guilty. We find no error.
The factual basis for the defendant’s guilty plea is not in dispute. On December 10, 1981, the defendant and Leslie Bailey entered a market in New Haven. Each was armed with a handgun. After emptying the cash register and a cash box, one of the men shot and killed one of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Turman v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1979
- State v. GethersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- Blue v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- State v. JamesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
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