Legal Opinion
State v. Putnoki
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 17, 1986No. 12567PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
This case principally concerns the proper interpretation and application of General Statutes (Rev. to 1983) § 53a-47,1 which governed the con*210finement, evaluation, and release of individuals who have been found guilty of an offense, but not criminally *211responsible because of mental disease or defect.* 2 The defendant, Geraldine Putnoki, was found guilty of, but not criminally responsible for, manslaughter in the first degree and was ordered placed in the custody of the commissioner of mental health for twelve years. The defendant appeals from the order of confinement.
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2Cases cited18 opinions
- State v. KrolSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1975
- Juvenile Appeal v. Commissioner of Children & Youth ServicesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Taylor v. Commissioner of Mental Health & Mental RetardationSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
- Hayes v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- Dennis A. Dixon v. Louis Jacobs, Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by27 opinions
- State v. MedinaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. LedbetterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- State v. ReddickSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. BoydSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- State v. FalconConnecticut Appellate Court · 1991
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