State v. Lafferty

This case comes before the court following our remand for articulation of the trial court’s findings. See State v. Lafferty, 189 Conn. 360, 456 A.2d 272 (1983). The defendant was acquitted, on the grounds of insanity, of embezzling approximately $309,000 from his employer. At a subsequent hearing required by General Statutes § 53a-47 (a) 2 the trial court heard the testimony of Hans Langhammer, a staff psychiatrist at Norwich State Hospital, and Marvin Steinberg, a psychologist. At the conclusion of the hearing the trial court in an oral decision found that the defendant did not constitute a…