Legal Opinion
State v. Durkin
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 23, 1991No. 14203PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGlass, J.
In this certified appeal by the state from the judgment of the Appellate Court in State v. Durkin, 23 Conn. App. 642, 583 A.2d 1303 (1990), we consider whether a defendant can be found voluntarily to have waived the right of presence at an ongoing court proceeding upon a failure to appear in court without explanation other than the fact that, in the twenty-one day interim resulting from a continuance granted by the court at the defendant’s request, the defendant pleaded guilty and was sentenced and incarcerated on an unrelated charge in a foreign state. We conclude that out-of-state…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Minnesota v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Diaz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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3Cited by14 opinions
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