Legal Opinion
State v. Pena
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided October 4, 1988No. 6045PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStoughton, J.
The defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction of the crime of possession of a narcotic substance with intent to sell in violation of General Statutes § 21a-277 (a). The defendant claims that the trial court erred in accepting his Alford plea1 and in *520denying his subsequent motion to withdraw the plea. The defendant further alleges that the trial court erred in denying defense counsel’s motion to withdraw his appearance and in refusing to appoint another special public defender to represent the defendant.
The following facts are pertinent to these issues. The defendant was arrested in…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- United States v. RomanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- State v. PiskorskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Baillargeon v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- Batory v. BajorConnecticut Appellate Court · 1990
- State v. RishConnecticut Appellate Court · 1989
- State v. ThompsonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1989
- State v. TurnerConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
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