Legal Opinion
State v. Coleman
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 19, 1997No. 15468PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PALMER, J.
The principal issue raised by this appeal is whether a defendant who has been sentenced under the terms of a plea agreement but who later is permitted to withdraw his guilty plea and allowed to proceed to trial is entitled, following his conviction after trial, to an explanation from the trial court setting forth its reasons for imposing a greater sentence than had been imposed under the plea agreement. Following a court trial, the defendant, Charles Coleman, was convicted of four counts of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (l),1…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by45 opinions
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