State v. Monk

Opinion

BISHOP, J.

This appeal arises from the judgments of conviction, following the guilty pleas by the defendant, Dajshon Monk, under the Alford doctrine,1 to one count of assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-60 and two counts of burglary in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-103. The defendant claims that the trial court violated his due process right to a fair trial because (1) he did not knowingly and voluntarily plead guilty, and (2) the court accepted his pleas without ordering, on its own motion, an evidentiary hearing concerning his…