Legal Opinion
State v. Fernandez
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided October 3, 2000No. SC 15993PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SULLIVAN, J.
The defendant, Rafael Fernandez, appeals from the judgment of conviction rendered by a three judge panel of the Superior Court. The panel found the defendant guilty of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a),1 and arson in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-lll (a) (l).2 On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court, Espinosa, J., denied him his constitutional right to counsel in granting defense counsel’s motion to withdraw. The defendant also challenges the order of the trial court, Barry, J., vacating its previous order, which…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Lewis v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by32 opinions
- State v. ArroyoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
- State v. GoreSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- State v. BurtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. MyersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- Diaz v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
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