Copeland v. Warden

598 A.2d 365, 220 Conn. 926, 1991 Conn. LEXIS 474

Opinion

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?”