Legal Opinion
State v. Long
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 27, 2004No. SC 16899PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VERTEFEUILLE, J.
This appeal concerns the constitutionality of Connecticut’s statutory procedures governing the recommitment of insanity acquittees (acquittees), as set forth in General Statutes § 17a-593 (c),1 which permits a court to extend the commitment of an acquittee past his initial term of commitment if his discharge would constitute a danger to himself or others. The state appeals from the judgment of dismissal rendered by the trial court after it granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the state’s petition for an order of continued commitment of the defendant, Calvin Long.…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Plyler v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by47 opinions
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