Legal Opinion
State v. Seekins
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 7, 2010No. SC 18467PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PALMER, J.
Under General Statutes § 54-56d (k) (2), 1 a criminal defendant who has been found incompetent to stand trial may be medicated involuntarily for the purpose of rendering him competent to stand trial if the trial court finds by clear and convincing evidence that, inter alia, “the seriousness of the alleged crime is such that the criminal law enforcement interest of the state in fairly and accurately determining the defendant’s guilt or innocence overrides the defendant’s interest in self-determination.” The defendant, Christopher Seekins, appeals 2 from the decision of the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Washington v. HarperSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Riggins v. NevadaSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Sell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- State v. HoldenConnecticut Superior Court · 2014