State of Connecticut v. Robert Pentland III

Summary

The court held that the defendant remained subject to mandatory sex-offender registration despite the trial court's failure to advise him of that requirement before accepting his Alford plea. The advisement requirement was mandatory, but the statute did not make registration contingent on compliance with the advisement, and the defendant's remedy was to challenge the plea or conviction rather than seek exemption from registration. The court also concluded that it had jurisdiction because the defendant became aggrieved when the court later directed him to register.