Court Opinion

ID: 9728737
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 14:15:31.260384+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:26:10.882099
License: Public Domain

Clinton, J.,
concurring in part and dissenting in part.
I concur with the portion of the opinion which concludes that the evidence was clearly sufficient to sustain a finding of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
I disagree with the portion of the opinion which finds that the defendant’s constitutional right to have her counsel make a summation was waived. As I interpret the record, it seems clear the trial judge did not intend to hear oral argument and counsel’s insistence upon the right would have been unavailing. I further feel that the granting of an opportunity for oral argument after the judge had already made up his mind did not cure the error.