Court Opinion

ID: 9637744
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 15:17:53.992514+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:09:59.938647
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BERDON, J.,
dissenting. On the basis of the majority’s recitation of the fact that the defendant, Corey Mapp, pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle in violation of General Statutes § 29-38, for which he received a two year sentence of imprisonment, I would have joined the majority in affirming the judgment of the trial court.
It has been called to our attention, however, by a report of the staff attorney that a habeas action is pending on the defendant’s behalf. Because that habeas action, among other matters, challenges the validity of the defendant’s guilty plea with respect to the possession of the weapon, I address the issue with reservation.
Moreover, in this appeal, neither defense counsel nor the state’s attorney discussed this pending habeas appeal in their briefs or at their oral argument. Under these circumstances, I would order the parties to file *480supplemental briefs with respect to the effect of the pending habeas action.
Accordingly, I must respectfully dissent.