Legal Opinion
State v. Lafferty
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 3, 1984No. 10916PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrillo, J.
This case comes before the court following two separate remands for articulation and clarification. See State v. Lafferty, 189 Conn. 360, 456 A.2d 272 (1983), and State v. Lafferty, 191 Conn. 73, 463 A.2d 238 (1983). Since we have a full record before us, we may now properly consider whether the trial court erred in concluding that under General Statutes § 53a-47 (a) (4) the release of an insanity acquittee who is a danger to property would not constitute a “danger to himself or others” and should be released.
A full history of this case is recited in the two previous Lafferty cases. It…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- State v. BeltonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- State v. PerruccioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- Winfred Overholser v. Herbert T. O'BeirneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- Winfred Overholser, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths Hospital v. Robert Stanley RussellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. CrumpSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- United States v. Gerald DavisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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- State v. NicholsonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
- State v. Pallotolo, No. Cr21-21986 (Jan. 9, 1996)Connecticut Superior Court · 1996