Legal Opinion
Sherbo v. Manson
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 3, 1990No. 7611PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLavery, J.
The petitioner appeals from the judgment denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He claims that the habeas court erred in failing to conclude that his pleas were not knowing, intelligent, and voluntary (1) because of a misunderstanding by the trial court, the prosecutor and his defense counsel concerning the procedure whereby convicted sex offenders are committed to Whiting Forensic Institute (Whiting), and (2) because he was under the influence of medication at the time of the pleas. We find no error.
The following facts are relevant. On March 31,1981, the petitioner was arrested…
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