State v. Gang Jin

*187 The defendant, Gang Jin, appeals from the denial of his motion to open the judgment of conviction, 1 after his guilty plea made pursuant to the Alford doctrine, 2 of conspiracy to commit burglary in the third degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-103 and 53a-48. On appeal, the defendant claims that the court (1) improperly denied his application for the accelerated rehabilitation program pursuant to General Statutes § 54-56e 3 and (2) erred in determining that he had received the effective assistance of counsel. The state counters that, following the imposition of the defendant's…