State v. Cushard

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided June 15, 2016

Supreme Court of Connecticut · decided 2016-06-15

Cited by 5 later decisions — most recently April 2018

5 state decisions

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“Did the Appellate Court properly determine that the trial court correctly denied the defendant's request for attorney's fees pursuant to ... § 42-150bb ?”

quoted by 1 later decision, including Conn. Hous. Fin. Auth. v. Alfaro

Relies on 164 Conn. App. 805 - McTiernan v. McTiernan

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Decided 2016-06-15

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¶1The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 164 Conn.App. 832, 137 A.3d 926 (2016), is granted, limited to the following issue:

¶2"Did the Appellate Court properly determine that the first canvass of the defendant by the trial court was inadequate and therefore the defendant did not waive his right to counsel as a result, but that a second canvass was adequate to waive the defendant's right to counsel?"

¶3EVELEIGH, J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition.