State v. Stevens

I agree with the result reached by the majority in this case, but write separately because I disagree with much of the reasoning supporting the majority’s conclusion that enforcement of the “no arrest” condition of the plea agreement in this case, pursuant to State v. Garvin, 242 Conn. 296, 699 A.2d *14921 (1997) (Garvin agreement),1 did not violate the due process rights of the defendant, Linda M. Stevens.2 In my view, the Appellate Court properly concluded that proof of a subsequent arrest, even one supported by probable cause, is not by itself a constitutionally sufficient basis for increasing a…