Legal Opinion
State v. Nelson
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided December 4, 2001No. AC 20564PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SCHALLER, J.
The defendant, Andrew Nelson, appeals from the judgment of conviction rendered by the trial court after his plea of guilty to the charge of possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell in violation of General Statutes § 21a-277 (b). On appeal, the defendant claims that the court improperly denied his motion to withdraw his guilty plea because (1) the court’s canvass of the defendant did not ensure that *170the plea was given voluntarily, (2) he was denied the effective assistance of counsel in the plea process and (3) he received a greater sentence than that for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- State v. GrayConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- State v. OcasioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- State v. OcasioConnecticut Appellate Court · 1998
3Cited by15 opinions
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- State v. SuttonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
- State v. TrotmanConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- State v. GasserConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
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