Legal Opinion
State v. Cruz
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided June 25, 1996No. 15177PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDupont, C. J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a. The defendant claims that during the probable cause hearing1 the *810court, having been made aware of a possible conflict of interest involving her attorney, breached its duty to inquire about the possible conflict and to elicit a waiver from the defendant of her constitutional right to conflict free representation, due process and a fair trial, and that this alleged breach constituted a structural error in the proceedings that vitiated all subsequent…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by19 opinions
- State v. CatorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Goodrum v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- State v. GainesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. LatourSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- State v. HazelConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
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