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STATE v. SEEKINS

No. 18467.

8 A.3d 491 (2010)

299 Conn. 141

STATE of Connecticut v. Christopher SEEKINS.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided December 7, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard C. Marquette , special public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

Raheem L. Mullins , assistant state's attorney, with whom were Cynthia J. Palermo-Murchison , assistant state's attorney, and, on the brief, David Shepack , state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

ROGERS, C.J., and NORCOTT, KATZ, PALMER, VERTEFEUILLE, ZARELLA and McLACHLAN, Js.

PALMER, J.

Under General Statutes § 54-56d (k)(2),1 a criminal defendant who has been found incompetent to stand trial may be medicated involuntarily for the purpose of rendering him competent to stand trial if the trial court finds by clear and convincing evidence that, inter alia, "the seriousness of the alleged crime is such that the criminal law enforcement interest of the state in fairly...

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