Legal Opinion
State v. Wideman
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 1, 1995No. 13207PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFoti, J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered by the court, following his guilty plea1 entered pursuant to the Alford doctrine,2 of attempted robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 and 53a-134 (a) (2).3 The defendant’s motion to withdraw his plea of guilty was denied by the court.4 The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the trial court improperly failed to apprise the defendant of an essential element of the offense during the plea canvass and before accepting the plea of guilty, or failed to ensure that the defendant fully understood the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. BadgettSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. GilniteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. EasonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- State v. ChildreeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Daniel v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2000
- State v. LopezConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- Ramos v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- State v. LugoConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- State v. AliceaConnecticut Appellate Court · 1996
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