Legal Opinion
State v. March
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 9, 2003No. SC 16776PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SULLIVAN, C. J.
The defendant, Dawn March, who was acquitted of a manslaughter charge because of mental disease or defect pursuant to General Statutes *699§ 53a-13 (a),1 appeals2 from the trial court’s judgment denying her application for discharge from the jurisdiction of the psychiatric security review board (board) filed pursuant to General Statutes § 17a-593 (a).3 The defendant claims that the trial court improperly: (1) failed to apply the civil commitment standards for defining mental illness and dangerousness as set forth in General Statutes § 17a-4954 in determining whether the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Foucha v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- City of Waterbury v. Town of WashingtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- State v. MetzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Payne v. Fairfield Hills HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- State v. NashSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- State v. MaskiellConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- State v. PetersConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
- State v. CorrConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
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