Legal Opinion
State v. Pires
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 27, 2010No. AC 30860PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SULLIVAN, J.
The defendant, Michael D. Pires, Sr., appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a. The defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) denied him the constitutional right to self-representation and (2) instructed the jury in several ways, including on the requisite intent for the charged crime and on his right not to testify. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The jury reasonably could have found the following facts. At the time of the alleged offense, the defendant was staying at 121…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Connecticut v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. Ruiz-PachecoConnecticut Appellate Court · 2018
- State v. PiresSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
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- State v. PiresSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011