Eleventh Circuit Announces Sixth Amendment Right to Proceed Pro Se at Sentencing if Defendant ‘Clearly and Unequivocally’ Expresses Desire to Do So After Faretta Inquiry by Jeffrey Cohen The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that the defendant had clearly and unequivocally asserted his Sixth Amendment …

Connecticut Supreme Court Overrules Aquino, Holding Appeal Not Moot Where Defendant Deported During Pendency but Unclear Whether Appealed Conviction Sole Basis for Deportation by Douglas Ankney Holds Model Jury Instruction 2.6-14 Failed to Correctly Inform Jury on Investigative Inadequacy by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Connecticut held that Model …

Second Circuit: Habeas Petition Not Moot Where It Attacked Inactive Original Order That Gave Rise to Current Active Order Restraining Petitioner’s Liberty by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that a habeas petition is not moot where it attacks an earlier …