State v. Banks

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the trial court properly dismissed the state’s information against the defendant.

The facts are not in dispute. The defendant was arrested on December 11, 1988, and charged with carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of General Statutes § 29-35 and unlawful discharge of a firearm in violation of General Statutes § 53-203. On September 11, 1989, the defendant entered a plea of guilty under the Alford doctrine to the charge of carrying a pistol without a permit. The state entered a nolle to the other charge and, as a part of the plea agreement,…