# State v. Mebane

> Supreme Court of Connecticut · August 4, 1987 · 204 Conn. 585

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7840109

## Case

- **Full name:** State of Connecticut v. James R. Mebane
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Connecticut
- **Decided:** August 4, 1987
- **Citations:** 204 Conn. 585; 529 A.2d 680; 1987 Conn. LEXIS 943
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Callahan
- **Judges:** Callahan, Healey, Shea
- **Cited by:** 19 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Callahan, J.,
dissenting. I agree with the majority that the interference with the defendant’s right to *609 counsel was error. I also agree with Justice Shea’s concurring opinion that every such error does not require reversal. In some instances the infringement on the sixth amendment is so minimal as to be harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. This is one of those instances. I would affirm the opinion of the Appellate Court.

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