Legal Opinion
State v. Lasher
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 31, 1983No. 10844PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParskey, J.
This appeal presents the sole issue of whether the trial court erred by refusing to allow the defendant to withdraw his guilty plea prior to sentencing where it was alleged that the defendant and his attorney were mistaken as to the true nature of the plea bargain to which the defendant had agreed.
On March 7,1980, the defendant, David Lasher, was arrested by a state police undercover unit of the Statewide Narcotics Task Force for conspiracy to sell marijuana in violation of General Statutes § 53a-48 and possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle in violation of General Statutes § 29-38.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Pandolphe's Auto Parts, Inc. v. Town of ManchesterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Fontaine v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- State v. MasonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
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3Cited by44 opinions
- State v. GeislerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- State v. MorrillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- State v. CofieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- State v. KylesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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