State v. Salas

Opinion

FLYNN, J.

The defendant, Pedro Salas, appeals from the judgment of the trial court, rendered following the denial of his motions to withdraw his plea of nolo contendere and for an evidentiary hearing, convicting him of the crimes of sexual assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-71 (a) (1) and risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (2). On appeal, the defendant claims that the court improperly (1) denied his motion to withdraw his plea after an improper canvass and his attorney’s ineffective assistance, which left him confused…