STATE v. GACH


901 A.2d 184 (2006)

2006 ME 82

STATE of Maine v. Gary GACH.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided: July 6, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evert N. Fowle, Dist. Atty., Alan Kelley, Deputy Dist. Atty. (orally), Tracy DeVoll, Asst. Dist. Atty., for State.

G. Steven Rowe, Atty. Gen., Wiliam R. Stokes, Asst. Atty. Gen. (orally), Augusta, (as amicus curiae).

Robert E. Sandy Jr. (orally), Sherman & Sandy, Waterville, for Defendant.

Gail M. Latouf, Westbrook, John D. Pelletier (orally), Goodspeed & O'Donnell, Augusta, for Maine Ass'n of Criminal Defense Lawyers (amicus curiae).

Dissent: DANA, CALKINS, and SILVER, JJ.


LEVY, J.

[¶ 1] Gary Gach appeals from a judgment of conviction for assault (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 207(1)(A) (2005), entered in the District Court (Waterville, Anderson, J.) following his plea of no contest. Gach asserts that he did not voluntarily waive his right to counsel guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution and article I, section 6 of the Maine Constitution because he was not individually advised of his right to...

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