State v. Pentland

Opinion

PALMER, J.

The defendant, Robert Pentland III, appeals from the ruling of the trial court directing him to register as a sex offender pursuant to General Statutes § 54-251 (a), 1 a provision of the statutory scheme commonly referred to as “Megan’s Law.” 2 The defendant claims that he is exempt from the mandatory registration provisions of § 54-251 (a) because, at the time he entered his plea to an offense for which such registration is required, the trial court failed to advise him of that registration requirement as § 54-251 (a) requires. We disagree that the defendant is exempt from…