Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 14, 1987No. 13023PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The principal issue on this criminal appeal is the defendant’s claim that the trial court failed to secure his knowing and intelligent waiver of the right to be represented by an attorney free from conflicts of interest. The defendant, Randy Williams, was charged by substitute information with the crimes of robbery in the first degree, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (3),1 and burglary in the first degree, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-101 (a) (1).2 After *161a trial to a jury, he was found guilty on both counts and sentenced to two concurrent sentences of twenty years,…
2Cases cited60 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by65 opinions
- State v. WebbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. BoscarinoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Phillips v. WardenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- State v. DaySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. PollittSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
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