If the defendant enters a plea of “not guilty” or if the court on its own motion so directs, the defendant shall be tried for the purpose of determining whether he shall be adjudged a youthful offender. The trial shall be held by the court without a jury.

Cited. 173 Conn. 414; 179 Conn. 98; 192 Conn. 85. Cited. 8 Conn.App. 607. Cited. 30 Conn.Supp. 71; 37 Conn.Supp. 755.