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STATE v. JACOBS

(SC 16835)

265 Conn. 396 (2003)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. EARL JACOBS

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released August 12, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Weller, senior assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Jonathan C. Benedict, state's attorney, and Roslyn Fleisher, senior assistant state's attorney, for the appellant (state).

Annacarina DelMastro, assistant public defender, for the appellee (defendant).

Sullivan, C. J., and Borden, Katz, Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js.

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

This certified appeal involves the proper standard to be applied by the trial court in authorizing the involuntary medication of an incompetent criminal defendant to render him competent to stand trial. The state appeals from the Appellate Court's affirmance of the trial court's order involuntarily to medicate the defendant, Earl Jacobs, who is incompetent. The state challenges the Appellate Court's conclusion that the defendant...

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