Legal Opinion

State v. Gonzalez

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided December 29, 1987No. 12884PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Peters, C. J:

The principal issue on this appeal is whether the trial court adequately explored the defendant’s competency to stand trial after it was informed, in the middle of trial, that the defendant had attempted suicide and had been prescribed the antipsychotic drug Haldol. A jury of six found the defendant, Ruben Gonzalez, guilty of one count of attempted robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 (a) (2) and 53a-134 (a) (2),1 three counts of kidnapping in the first degree with a firearm in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-92a and 53a-92 (a) (2) (B),2 *675and…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
  5. United States v. Joseph CalabroCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by59 opinions

  1. State v. WebbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
  2. Bunkley v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
  3. State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
  4. State v. BaileySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
  5. State v. BlantonOhio Supreme Court · 2022

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