Legal Opinion
Wiseman v. Armstrong
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 29, 2004No. SC 16988PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NORCOTT, J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether the trial court properly determined that the *805provisions of General Statutes §§ 17a-540 through 17a-550, which is known as the patients’ bill of rights, apply to correctional institutions operated by the state department of correction. We answer that question in the negative. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of trial court.
This appeal arises out of the following factual background. On November 17, 1999, twenty-eight year old Bryant Wiseman died while he was incarcerated at the Gamer correctional institution (Gamer). The…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- State v. CourchesneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- City of Waterbury v. Town of WashingtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- Mahoney v. LensinkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Hayes v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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3Cited by33 opinions
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