Legal Opinion
In re Shaquanna M.
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided February 6, 2001No. AC 19704PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DUPONT, J.
The primary issue of this appeal is whether the respondent mother, whose parental rights *594in her three sons were terminated,1 was denied procedural due process when the court denied her motion for a mistrial or a continuance. Her motion, made during the course of trial, was based on the death of the lawyer who the court had appointed as both attorney and guardian ad litem for her sons. The resolution of this issue necessarily requires an answer to the preliminary question of whether the respondent has standing to claim such a denial of due process. At the hearing on her motion…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Winston v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by24 opinions
- State v. HenryConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- State v. ColemanConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
- In re Christina M.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- Town of West Hartford v. MURTHA CULLINAConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
- Lewis v. Planning & Zoning CommissionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
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