State v. Apt

Opinion

PETERS, J.

“[T]he purpose of the erasure statute [General Statutes § 54-142a]1 ... is to protect innocent persons from the harmful consequences of a criminal charge which is subsequently dismissed.” (Emphasis omitted; footnote added; internal quotation marks omitted.) State v. Morowitz, 200 Conn. 440, 451, 512 A.2d 175 (1986). The principal issue in this case is whether a court can enhance a defendant’s sentence for committing a crime while released on bond pursuant to General Statutes § 53a-40b2 when, prior to the sentencing, the records relating to the arrests that led to the…