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State v. Peeler

Citations

  • 265 Conn. 460
  • 828 A.2d 1216
  • 2003 Conn. LEXIS 316

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • observing that \a primary purpose of the sixth amendment is to grant a criminal defendant effective control over the conduct of his defense\
  • ruling on Russell Peeler's appeal of the Snead murder conviction and related charges
  • right to counsel of choice “stem[s] largely from an appreciation that a primary purpose of the sixth amendment is to grant a criminal defendant effective control over the conduct of his defense”
  • improper denial of defendant’s constitutional right to counsel of choice during trial not subject to harmless error review because it constituted fundamental component of sixth amendment right to fair trial

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Judges: Katz, Zarella

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