Supreme Court of Connecticut· 5/2/2000

State v. Johnson

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253 Conn. 1
751 A.2d 298
2000 Conn. LEXIS 144

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concluding that \court acted within the legitimate bounds of its discretion in not undertaking an evidentiary hearing regarding the defendant's motion to withdraw his plea\
discussing “axiomatic” constitutional principles from Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238, 243, 89 S. Ct. 1709, 23 L. Ed. 2d 274 [1969], that require canvass of accused to determine that guilty plea is made knowingly and voluntarily
discussing notice of elements of crime charged in plea agreement context
reversing judgment imposing death penalty and remanding with instructions to impose a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of release because “the evidence adduced at trial did not support the jury’s finding of an aggravating factor”
‘‘Connecticut jealously guards’’ right of accused persons who are not legally competent to stand trial to not be convicted
trial court’s failure to inform defendant of mandatory minimum sentence alone did not render plea involuntary or unknowing

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Judges: Foti, Katz, McDonald, Schaller

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