Case Name: State of Connecticut v. William Hamilton, Jr.
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1993-02-24
Citations: 225 Conn. 910
Docket Number: SC 14704
Parties: State of Connecticut v. William Hamilton, Jr.
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 225
Pages: 910–910

Head Matter:
State of Connecticut v. William Hamilton, Jr.
Decided February 24, 1993
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 14704.
Elizabeth M. Inkster, assistant public defender, in support of the petition.

Opinion:
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 30 Conn. App. 68 (AC 10692), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"Did the Appellate Court improperly commingle direct appeal and collateral review standards and thereby arrive at the erroneous and harmful legal conclusion that in order to prevail on a direct appeal claim that the trial court erred in denying the defendant's motion for a continuance to obtain new counsel, the defendant must demonstrate 'specific prejudice' or claim 'ineffective assistance of counsel'?"