Legal Opinion
State v. Gethers
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 3, 1984No. 10953PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
The defendant1 was convicted after a trial to a jury of two counts of robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (4). On this appeal, he claims that the trial court erred: (1) in permitting him to represent himself at the trial; (2) in denying him the right to effective assistance of counsel; and (3) in denying him due process of law by allowing a defense witness to be tampered with and influenced before that witness testified at the trial.2 We find no error.
The circumstances relating to the defendant’s various claims of a denial of his constitutional right to…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Henderson v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. Joseph CalabroCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by62 opinions
- State v. WebbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. LeecanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. DaySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. ThurmanConnecticut Appellate Court · 1987
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