SC20827 - State v. Hurdle (Robbery in the first degree; conspiracy to commit robbery
in the first degree; “On appeal, the defendant claims that the Appellate Court
incorrectly concluded that (1) under subsection (c) of § 18-98d, the trial
court lacked authority to direct the commissioner to apply presentence
confinement credit, and (2) there was no basis for allowing the defendant to
withdraw his guilty pleas because the plea agreement did not include some of
the presentence confinement credit that the defendant had sought from the trial
court. We conclude that the trial court has the discretionary authority under §
18-98d to include on the mittimus an order directing the commissioner to award
presentence confinement credit in accordance with subsection (a) (1) of that
statute for specific dates when the defendant was confined because he was
unable to obtain bail or because bail was denied. We further conclude that the
Appellate Court correctly determined that the plea agreement did not include an
agreement that the defendant would receive presentence confinement credit for
the time he spent serving sentences in connection with different files, and,
for that reason, the defendant was not entitled to withdraw his plea.
Accordingly, we reverse in part the judgment of the Appellate Court.”)
SC20834 - State v. Eric L. (Violation of probation; presentence confinement credit;
companion case; “The defendant claims that the Appellate Court incorrectly
concluded that the trial court lacked authority under General Statutes §
18-98d2 to direct the commissioner of correction (commissioner) to apply
specific presentence confinement credit to his sentence. We agree and,
accordingly, reverse in part the judgment of the Appellate Court.”)
SC20848 - State v. Nixon (Motion to correct an illegal sentence for lack of subject
matter jurisdiction; “On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court
incorrectly concluded that it lacked authority under General Statutes § 18-98d
to direct the commissioner of correction (commissioner) to apply a specific
number of presentence confinement credits to his sentence. We agree and,
accordingly, reverse the judgment of the trial court.”)