Legal Opinion
State v. Campbell
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 15, 1992No. 14130PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The principal issue in this appeal is the constitutionality of General Statutes (Rev. to 1987) § 17-245, now codified as § 17a-567,1 which requires a *171trial judge to follow the presentence report of the Whiting Forensic Institute2 (Whiting or the institute) advising against commitment of a convicted defendant to the institute. The defendant, Patrick Campbell, was charged with two counts of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a.3 The trial court, Dean, J., accepted his pleas of guilty to both counts under the Alford doctrine.4 Prior to sentencing, the defendant successfully moved…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by40 opinions
- State v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. IndrisanoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Kelley Property Development, Inc. v. Town of LebanonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
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