Opinion
2013-11-13
STATE of Connecticut v. Velmon Danny BRASWELL.
Sarah Hanna, assistant state's attorney, in support of the petition. Alice Osedach, assistant public defender, in opposition.
Sarah Hanna, assistant state's attorney, in support of the petition. Alice Osedach, assistant public defender, in opposition.
The petition by the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 145 Conn.App. 617, 76 A.3d 231, is granted, limited to the following issue:
“Did the Appellate Court properly determine that the trial court improperly denied the defendant's request to represent himself in the criminal proceedings, and, if so, was the Appellate Court correct in determining that this constituted structural error?”