In re Manuel R.
Connecticut Supreme Court
207 Conn. 725, 543 A.2d 719 (1988)
- Written by Mary Katherine Cunningham, JD
Facts
The state (plaintiff) charged Manuel R. (defendant) with robbery. The juvenile court ordered Manuel R. to serve one year of probation on a burglary charge. Several months later, a probation officer filed a petition alleging Manuel R. violated the probation order. At a hearing for detention and all subsequent adjudicatory hearings, an attorney represented Manuel R. At the adjudicatory hearing, Manuel R. and his mother stated to the court that they did not want to proceed with the assigned attorney. When the court informed Manuel R. no other attorney could represent him, his mother stated she would represent Manuel R. The trial court then proceeded to the dispositional hearing without an attorney for Manuel R. The trial court asked whether Manuel R.’s mother would waive the right to counsel for Manuel R., and his mother waived his right to counsel. The trial court then sentenced Manuel R. to two years of detention with the Department of Children and Youth Services (DCYS). Manuel R. appealed the disposition committing him to the custody of DCYS to the appellate court, and the Connecticut Supreme Court transferred his appeal to the supreme court under Practice Book Section 4023.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Peters, C.J.)
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