Legal Opinion
State v. DeJoseph
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 29, 1966No. File No. CR 14-48039PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKosicki, J.
The sole assignment of error is that the court refused to appoint counsel to represent the defendant, who was indigent and without funds and was charged with violating § 53-304 of the General Statutes in that he failed to support his wife and children. This offense is a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum penalty of not more than one year’s confinement in jail. The defendant was convicted after a trial to the court, without a jury, and was sentenced to jail for a period of six months. At no stage of the proceedings was he represented by counsel. He appealed from the judgment and was released…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Rodriguez v. ROSENBLATTSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1971
- Mears v. HallSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1978
- Bramlett v. PetersonDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1969
- Hendrix v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1969
- State Ex Rel. Moats v. JancoWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1971
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