Legal Opinion
State v. Garcia
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 9, 1995No. 15128PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether a criminal defendant who has been found incompetent to stand trial pursuant to General Statutes § 54-56d1 may be involuntarily medicated with *47antipsychotic drugs in order to render him competent to stand trial, and if so, under what circumstances. The *48defendant, Jose Garcia, appeals from an order of the trial court permitting the Whiting Forensic Institute *49(Whiting) to treat him with antipsychotic medication in order to attempt to restore him to competency to *50stand trial. The defendant claims that the trial court’s order violated his rights under…
2Cases cited53 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by43 opinions
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. MuncieOhio Supreme Court · 2001
- State v. RizzoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. JamesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
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