Legal Opinion
State v. Devine
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 19, 1962PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, C. J.
The defendants, Thomas C. Cooper, John S. Devine and Robert F. Smith, were tried, jointly, to a jury on an information charging them with conspiracy. They were found guilty. Devine and Cooper appealed.
The defendants were without funds to employ counsel for themselves. Cooper was represented at the trial by the public defender, Richard C. Parmelee. Devine and Smith were represented by special public defenders appointed by the trial court. After the appeal had been filed Cooper and Devine, hereinafter called the defendants, attempted to perfect the appeal themselves. Thereafter, the court…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Rogers v. RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Delli Paoli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- State v. HayesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
- State v. PundySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- State v. FalbySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. StankowskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
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