Legal Opinion
State v. Gore
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 23, 2008No. SC 17769PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROGERS, C. J.
In this appeal, we address the requirements for a knowing, intelligent and voluntary waiver of the right to a jury trial. The sole issue presented is whether defense counsel validly waived a jury trial on behalf of the defendant, Curtis Gore, when there is no evidence that the defendant also personally waived the right on the record. The state appeals 1 from the judgment of the Appellate Court, which reversed the judgment of the trial court because the record was “devoid of any evidence that [the defendant personally] made a knowing, intelligent and voluntary waiver of his…
2Cases cited108 opinions
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- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
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3Cited by69 opinions
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