State v. Silva

The defendant, Cordaryl Silva, appeals from the judgment of conviction for murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a), 1 which was rendered against him after a jury trial. The defendant appeals on two grounds: (1) that the trial court improperly denied his request for self-representation, and thus denied him his sixth 2 and fourteenth 3 amendment right to represent himself; and (2) that the state improperly used his post- Miranda 4 silence to imply his guilt, thus violating his fifth 5 and fourteenth 6 amendment privilege against self-incrimination. We affirm the judgment of the…