State v. Hines

The defendant, Craig Hines, was convicted, following a jury trial, of two counts of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a) and one count of carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of General Statutes § 29-35(a). On appeal, the defendant claims that the court erred (1) in finding that he had been restored to competency to stand trial and (2) in removing him from the courtroom during jury selection. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

I

The defendant's first claim is that the court abused its discretion when it found at the second of two competency hearings that he…