Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 9/26/2003

State v. Ayer

Citations

150 N.H. 14
834 A.2d 277
2003 N.H. LEXIS 133
2003 WL 22214812

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applying the federal distinction between a “structural defect” and a “trial error,” and holding that denial of a defendant’s right to self-representation is a “structural defect”
applying the federal distinction between a “structural defect” and a “trial error”
describing the right to counsel and the right to self-representation as “antithetical”
trial court committed structural error by providing unwanted representation to defendant who had unequivocally waived his right to counsel
State conceded issue at oral argument on appeal and therefore we were “foreclosed” from considering it
“When trial courts have an opportunity to rule on issues and to correct errors before they are presented to the appellate court, the preservation requirement is satisfied.”

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Judges: Brock, Gray, Nadeau, Rsa, Smukler

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