Opinion · Supreme Court of Connecticut
Copeland v. Warden
Copeland v. Warden, 220 Conn. 926 (Conn. 1991)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of Connecticut
- Jurisdiction
- Connecticut
- Date
- 1991-10-16
- Topic
- general
The petitioner David Copeland’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 26 Conn. App. 10, is granted, limited to the following issue: “After a defendant has been found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, does the trial court have the authority to impose a criminal sentence consecutive to the defendant’s psychiatric commitment?”
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The petitioner David Copeland’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 26 Conn. App. 10, is granted, limited to the following issue:
“After a defendant has been found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, does the trial court have the authority to impose a criminal sentence consecutive to the defendant’s psychiatric commitment?”