STATE v. SIMPSON

(SC 19846).

189 A.3d 1215 (2018)

329 Conn. 820

STATE of Connecticut v. Earl C. SIMPSON III.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released August 21, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Ralls , assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Michael Dearington , former state's attorney, and Patrick J. Griffin , state's attorney, for the appellant (state).

Deren Manasevit , assigned counsel, for the appellee (defendant).

Palmer, McDonald, Robinson, D'Auria, Mullins and Kahn, Js.


This appeal presents us with a common scenario: a trial court accepts a guilty plea after a proper canvass, but the defendant subsequently seeks to withdraw the plea due to a change of heart. The question that often emerges from this familiar context is the extent to which the trial court must inquire into the defendant's request. In this...

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