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State v. Wright

Citations

  • 207 Conn. 276
  • 542 A.2d 299
  • 1988 Conn. LEXIS 109

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a conviction entered against a defendant indicted by a racially discriminatory grand jury must be reversed and the indictment quashed
  • failure to advise defendant of mandatory minimum sentences in accepting guilty plea is not a constitutional violation
  • “the trial court’s omission in failing to advise the defendant of the mandatory minimum sentences did not implicate constitutional rights”
  • in context of plea found to be knowingly and voluntarily entered, court’s failure to advise defendant of mandatory minimum sentence not plain error
  • “the trial court’s omission in failing to advise the defendant of the mandatory minimum sentences did not implicate constitutional rights”
  • failure to advise defendant of mandatory minimum sentence did not jeopardize constitutional rights where plea intelligently and voluntarily made

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Judges: Santaniello

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