Case Name: David Copeland v. Warden, State Prison
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1991-10-16
Citations: 220 Conn. 926
Docket Number: 
Parties: David Copeland v. Warden, State Prison
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 220
Pages: 926–926

Head Matter:
David Copeland v. Warden, State Prison
David J. Wenc, in support of the petition.
James M. Ralls, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition.
Decided October 16, 1991

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?"