Legal Opinion
State v. Morant
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided February 2, 1988No. 5449PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNorcott, J.
In this appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court erred (1) in finding that the defendant’s plea of guilty was knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily entered, and (2) in failing to allow the defendant to withdraw his plea at sentencing. Because we find that the defendant’s attempt to withdraw his plea was not afforded appropriate consideration by the trial court, we remand the case so that an evidentiary hearing may be held to determine whether the defendant should be allowed to withdraw his plea of guilty.
The following facts are relevant to this appeal. In the course of his trial…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- MacHibroda v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- State v. BattleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State v. MorantConnecticut Appellate Court · 1990
- State v. BadgettSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- State v. RamosConnecticut Appellate Court · 1990
- State v. DixonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1991
- State v. SalasConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
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