Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1/20/1987

State v. Drakeford

Citations

202 Conn. 75
519 A.2d 1194
1987 Conn. LEXIS 730

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defendant cannot pursue one issue at trial and claim on appeal that that course he rejected at trial be open to him
right to be present at criminal trial may be lost by consent, waiver or misconduct
“[w]e have long held that the right to be present at a criminal trial may be lost by consent, waiver or misconduct”
defendant who was removed for interrupting voir dire, and then declined to return when sheriff informed him he could do so, unequivocally waived his right to attend jury selection
defendant who was removed for inter- rupting voir dire, and then declined to return when sheriff informed him he could do so, ‘‘unequivocally waived his right to attend jury selection’’
expressly considering ‘‘the history of their relationship, the prior activity of the defendant’s attorney on his behalf and the timing of the request’’ in concluding that trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying request to discharge

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Judges: Freedman

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