Legal Opinion
State v. McSwain
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided January 15, 2008No. AC 26956PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BORDEN, J.
The defendant, Mia McSwain, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (l). The defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) excluded evidence of her state of mind that was relevant to her defense of self-defense and (2) violated her federal and state constitutional rights to counsel of her choice for purposes of her sentencing proceeding. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The state originally charged the defendant with assault in the first degree and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. LeecanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. PrioleauSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Richardson v. WestSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
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3Cited by7 opinions
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