Supreme Court of Connecticut
State v. Foster
August 19, 2025353 Conn. 1
Summary
The court affirmed the extension of Foster’s commitment, holding that an insanity acquittee whose initial maximum commitment term has expired is not similarly situated to a civilly committed inmate for federal equal-protection purposes. Because the threshold equal-protection comparison failed, the court did not decide whether intermediate scrutiny or rational-basis review applied. The court also held that the trial court’s finding of dangerousness was not clearly erroneous because it reasonably considered Foster’s violent index offenses, treatment history, limited period of supervised community stability, continuing need for substantial support, and medical professionals’ concerns.