Legal Opinion
State v. Coleman
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 6, 2004No. AC 23424PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McLACHLAN, J.
The defendant, Christopher Coleman, appeals from the trial court’s judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of two counts of tampering with a witness in violation of General Statutes § 53a-151. On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) § 53a-151 is unconstitutionally void for vagueness as applied to the facts of this case, (2) there was insufficient evidence to support the conviction, (3) the court improperly denied his first request for self-representation, (4) the court improperly concluded that his waiver of counsel was knowingly and intelligently made, (5)…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- McKaskle v. WigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
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3Cited by26 opinions
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