State v. Murray

We granted a petition for certification in this case to consider the constitutional validity of General Statutes § 54-56C11 as it has been applied to the defendant, Dwayne Murray. The statute establishes the procedures that govern adjudication of a defendant’s competency to be tried, convicted or sentenced in criminal proceedings, once a defendant’s competency has been called into question.

The procedural history of this case establishes that a jury found the defendant guilty of having committed the crimes of attempted murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 (a) (2) and 53a-54a,…