State v. Dionne

I disagree with the majority opinion for the reasons expressed in my dissenting opinion in State v. Satti, 38 Conn. Sup. 552, 556-64, 454 A.2d 280 (1982). Additionally, General Statutes § 54-56g (a) provides for the sealing of an information during the pendency of the application for pretrial alcohol education diversion from criminal prosecution. As the court noted in State v. Bell, 179 Conn. 98, 99, 425 A.2d 574 (1979): “Subsequent criminal proceedings, no matter what the eventual outcome, cannot regain for the defendant the privacy lost through the denial of his application and consequent…