Legal Opinion
State v. Gaines
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 28, 2001No. SC 16272PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ZARELLA, J.
The defendant, Norman Gaines, appeals from the judgment of conviction rendered after a jury found him guilty of capital felony in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54b (8),1 two counts of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a2 and conspiracy to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-*69754a and 53a-48.3 On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court: (1) lacked jurisdiction over him because the public defender representing him at his probable cause hearing had a conflict of interest, thereby rendering that hearing constitutionally defective; (2)…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by24 opinions
- In re Christina M.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- State v. LenarzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
- State v. PaganConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- Gonzalez v. O. & G. Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2016
- Santiago v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
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