Legal Opinion
State v. Jacob
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 14, 2002No. AC 21375PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FLYNN, J.
The acquittee,1 Terrance R.A. Jacob, appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing2 *668his application for discharge from the custody and jurisdiction of the psychiatric security review board (board). On appeal, the acquittee claims that (1) General Statutes § 17a-593 violates the due process rights of Connecticut acquittees because it is unconstitutionally vague, (2) the court’s finding that the acquittee is currently mentally ill to the extent that his discharge would constitute “a danger to himself or others” was not supported by the evidence presented at the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Foucha v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State v. BloomConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
- State v. MarchSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. CorrConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
- State v. WarrenConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- State v. VasquezConnecticut Appellate Court · 2019
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