State v. Nelson

Opinion

The defendant, Maurice Nelson, appeals from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after he entered a plea of guilty under the doctrine of North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 91 S. Ct. 160, 27 L. Ed. 2d 162 (1970), of manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-55 (a) (3) and 53a-55a (a). On appeal, the defendant claims that the court improperly denied (1) his counsel’s motion to withdraw and (2) the defendant’s motion to withdraw the guilty plea. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The defendant initially was charged with murder…