Legal Opinion
State v. Warren
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 22, 1975PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHouse, C. J.
This is an appeal by the defendant, William J. Warren, from a judgment of the Superior Court ordering his confinement in the Connecticut Valley Hospital at Middletown pursuant to § 53a-47 of the G-eneral Statutes.
Section 53a-47 is a lengthy statute providing the procedure to be followed for the confinement, examination and release of a person acquitted of an offense on the grounds of mental disease or defect. Very briefly summarized insofar as it affects the present case, the statute provides that in cases of acquittal of an accused on such grounds the court shall order such person to be…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Lynch v. OverholserSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- In Re John Ballay, A/K/A Figeret Hoxha, PatientCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Kellems v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Beckwith v. Town of StratfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- State v. ClementeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Benjamin F. Miller, Jr. v. Colin C.J. Angliker, M.D., Director, Whiting Forensic InstituteCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- State v. PickeringSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. MetzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Fraser v. United StatesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Dotson v. WardenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
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