State v. Hamlin

Opinion

DiPENTIMA, J.

The defendant, Richard Hamlin, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of one count of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (5) and one count of carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of General Statutes § 29-35 (a). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) his sixth amendment right to counsel was violated when a statement of his elicited by an alleged agent of the state, without the defendant’s counsel being present, was used against him at trial, (2) the court improperly admitted identification…