Supreme Court of Connecticut
State v. Anderson
November 3, 2015
Summary
The court held that a trial court may impose a monetary bond on an insanity acquittee charged with new violent offenses while confined in a psychiatric facility, including to protect others from danger. It also held that transferring the defendant to correctional custody after he could not post the bond did not violate procedural due process because he received notice, representation, multiple hearings, opportunities to present evidence, and expedited review. The court affirmed the bond order and noted that any challenge to the adequacy of psychiatric treatment in custody could be pursued through an expedited habeas petition.