State v. Palkimas

Opinion

BISHOP, J.

The defendant, Richard Palkimas, appeals from the judgment of conviction rendered by the trial court following a plea of nolo contendere to criminal violation of a protective order in violation of General Statutes § 53a-223. On appeal, the defendant claims that the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to accept his plea of nolo contendere because, pursuant to General Statutes § 46b-38c (g), the charge of criminal violation of a protective order was dismissed once he successfully completed the classroom component of the family violence education program (program). We…