State v. Heath

The state appeals and the defendant, Jamar Heath, cross appeals from the judgment of the trial court granting in part the defendant's motion to correct an illegal sentence. 1 In its appeal, the state, in reliance on State v. Victor O. , 320 Conn. 239 , 128 A.3d 940 (2016) ( Victor O. II ), and State v. Jason B. , 320 Conn. 259 , 128 A.3d 937 (2016), claims that the trial court incorrectly concluded that General Statutes (Rev. to 2007) § 53a-70(b)(3) 2 required the court to sentence the defendant to a period of special parole for his conviction of sexual assault in the first degree. In his…