Legal Opinion
State v. Drakeford
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 20, 1987No. 12673PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtS. Freedman, J.
After a trial to a jury, the defendant, Teddy A. Drakeford, was found guilty of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a and received a sentence of thirty-five years. He appeals from that conviction. This appeal generates three issues: (1) whether the trial court erred in proceeding with jury selection in the absence of the defendant; (2) whether the trial court erred in failing to appoint new counsel; and (3) whether the trial court erred in excluding certain ballistics evidence. We find no error.
*76The jury could reasonably have found the following facts. The body of the victim was…
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