Legal Opinion
State v. Gaston
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided November 30, 2004No. AC 23962PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SCHALLER, J.
The defendant, Andre Jerome Gaston, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of escape in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-169 (a) (2). On appeal, the defendant claims that the court improperly (1) denied his motion for a speedy trial and his motion to dismiss on speedy trial grounds, (2) violated his sixth amendment right to a speedy trial and (3) allowed him to waive his right to counsel without conducting a proper canvass. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
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2Cases cited26 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. WebbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
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3Cited by13 opinions
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