Legal Opinion
State v. Safford
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 7, 1990No. 8281PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLavery, J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, pursuant to a plea agreement, of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70. He claims that the trial court should be reversed because (1) it failed to conduct an evidentiary hearing on the defendant’s oral motion to withdraw his guilty plea, and (2) it sentenced the defendant after actively participating in pretrial plea negotiations.
The defendant was charged with first degree sexual assault and unlawful restraint. He initially pleaded not guilty, but as a result of plea negotiations during jury…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- Fontaine v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- State v. HuffConnecticut Appellate Court · 1987
- State v. WatsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. CeballosSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Safford v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- State v. NiblackSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- State v. JohnsonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1992
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