Legal Opinion
State v. McCahill
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 20, 2002No. HHB CR99-0005116-T; SC 16574PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NORCOTT, J.
This is a petition for bail review filed by the state pursuant to General Statutes § 54-63g.1 The dispositive issue presented is whether an amendment to General Statutes (Rev. to 1999) § 54-63f, namely, No. 00-200, § 5, of the 2000 Public Acts (P.A. 00-200, § 5),2 *495which prohibits a trial court from releasing on bail any person who has been convicted of an offense “involving the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force against another person,” violates the separation of powers provision contained in article second of the Connecticut constitution, as amended by…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- State v. CurcioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Horton v. MeskillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- State v. LongSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- Washington v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
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