Grant v. Commissioner of Correction

DAVID GRANT v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (SC 20679) Robinson, C. J., and McDonald, D’Auria, Mullins, Ecker, Alexander and Keller, Js. Syllabus Pursuant to McCoy v. Louisiana ( 138 S. Ct. 1500), a criminal defendant has a right under the sixth amendment to the United States constitution to autonomy in deciding the fundamental objectives of his defense, includ- ing whether to continue to maintain his or her innocence, and that right prohibits defense counsel from conceding a defendant’s guilt as to a charged offense over the defendant’s intransigent and unambiguous objection. The petitioner,…