Legal Opinion
State v. Aquino
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 8, 2006No. SC 17490PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SULLIVAN, C. J.
The defendant, Mario Aquino, entered a guilty plea under the Alford1 doctrine to charges of attempt to commit assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 (a) (2) and 53a-60 (a) (1) and failure to appear in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-172. The defendant then filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea claiming, inter alia, that his attorney had failed to advise him adequately of the consequences of his plea under federal immigration law. The trial court denied the motion and sentenced the defendant to five years…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. ParedezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2004
- Webster Bank v. ZakSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- Connecticut Coalition Against Millstone v. RocqueSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Town of Wallingford v. Department of Public HealthSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Niver v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
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