State v. Barriga

Practice Book § 60-2 provides, in pertinent part: "The supervision and control of the proceedings on appeal shall be in the court having appellate jurisdiction from the time the appeal is filed, or earlier...." The rule goes on to provide that the court "may also, for example ... (5) order that a party for good cause shown may file a late appeal...." 1 Practice Book § 60-2. On February 4, 2015, the defendant, Ricardo Barriga, a citizen of Peru, filed an appeal from his conviction after guilty pleas to two counts of possession of marijuana in violation of General Statutes § 21a-279 (c). 2 The…