Legal Opinion
State v. Myers
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 3, 2009No. SC 17925PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ZARELLA, J.
The sole issue in this certified appeal is whether the Appellate Court properly concluded that the trial court committed plain error when it sentenced the defendant, Kenneth Myers, as a repeat offender. The state appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court, which vacated the defendant’s sentence on the ground that the trial court committed plain error when it sentenced the defendant as a repeat offender under General Statutes § 21a-277 (a) 1 without first obtaining a plea from the defendant and, if necessary, conducting a trial on the issue as Practice Book § 42-2 2…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. ColonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
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