Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-47 (2026)

Disposition of person found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. Confinement and examination. Release

✓ current as of May 2026

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Section 53a-47 is repealed.

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 47; P.A. 75-476, S. 5, 6; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 2, 115, 127; P.A. 81-301, S. 2; P.A. 83-486, S. 2; P.A. 85-506, S. 31, 32.)

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PART III

INCHOATE OFFENSES

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 34 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1975–2024 · leading case: State v. Reed, 473 A.2d 775 (Conn. 1984).

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State v. Reed, 473 A.2d 775 (Conn. 1984). · cites it 32× “After the named defendant had been found not guilty of a murder charge by reason of insanity and had been committed to a state mental hospital pursuant to General Statutes § 53a-47 following his acquittal, the state brought this civil action for reimbursement of the cost of his…”

State v. Leak, 998 A.2d 1182 (Conn. 2010). · cites it 29× “to 1981) § 53a-47 (b) 1 *526 authorized the trial court to order maximum terms of commitment consecutively in imposing a total period of confinement following insanity acquittals for multiple offenses.”

State v. Putnoki, 510 A.2d 1329 (Conn. 1986). · cites it 23× “At the time of the hearing, General Statutes § 53a-47 (c) provided for periodic review of the mental condition of anyone confined pursuant to § 53a-47, and also gave such person the right to request a hearing at any time to determine whether he should be released.”

Warren v. Harvey, 472 F. Supp. 1061 (D. Conn. 1979). · cites it 42× “His present involuntary confinement there is based on Conn.Gen.Stat. § 53a-47, which authorizes the confinement of an individual acquitted on grounds of insanity where that individual is “mentally ill to the extent that his release would constitute a danger to himself or others.”

Fasulo v. Arafeh, 378 A.2d 553 (Conn. 1977). · cites it 10× “" The plaintiffs, civilly committed pursuant to § 17-178 of the General Statutes, claim that they are deprived of equal protection of the law because of the denial to them of legal rights which are afforded to persons committed under § 53a-47 after having been found not guilty…”

Payne v. Fairfield Hills Hosp., 578 A.2d 1025 (Conn. 1990). · cites it 6× “In April, 1980, following an initial confinement for psychiatric evaluation, the trial court ordered the plaintiff to be confined to Fairfield Hills Hospital pursuant to General Statutes § 53a-47 for a period not to exceed twenty-five years.”

State v. Cuvelier, 394 A.2d 185 (Conn. 1978). · cites it 9× “*103 On March 23, 1976, the defendant filed a motion to revoke the June 6, 1974, order of commitment on the ground that the defendant “is not now mentally ill to the extent that his release would constitute a danger to hifnself or others” as provided for in General Statutes §…”

Miller v. Angliker, 494 A.2d 1226 (Conn. App. Ct. 1985). · cites it 9× “He was ordered confined to Fairfield Hills pursuant to General Statutes § 53a-47 (c) 2 pending an examination *414 to determine whether he was a danger to himself or to others.”

Jones v. United States, 463 U.S. 354 (1983). · cites it 2× “See Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-47(b) (1981). [1] If we were to determine that the standards under which petitioner was committed did not satisfy the Due Process Clause, he would be "released" only in the most formalistic sense of the word.”

State v. Delafose, 441 A.2d 158 (Conn. 1981). · cites it 5× “1 Between October 1, 1971 and October 1, 1981, General Statutes § 53a-47 provided, in pertinent part: “acquittal on grounds of mental DISEASE OR DEFECT.”

State v. Warren, 363 A.2d 91 (Conn. 1975). · cites it 8× “Warren, from a judgment of the Superior Court ordering his confinement in the Connecticut Valley Hospital at Middletown pursuant to § 53a-47 of the G-eneral Statutes. Section 53a-47 is a lengthy statute providing the procedure to be followed for the confinement, examination and…”

Franklin v. Berger, 560 A.2d 444 (Conn. 1989). · cites it 5× “" Although the petitioner was originally committed under General Statutes § 53a-47, General Statutes (Rev.”

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— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-47(a) — 2 cases

State v. Lafferty, 456 A.2d 272 (Conn. 1983).

Warren v. Harvey, 472 F. Supp. 1061 (D. Conn. 1979). “His present involuntary confinement there is based on Conn.Gen.Stat. § 53a-47, which authorizes the confinement of an individual acquitted on grounds of insanity where that individual is “mentally ill to the extent that his release would constitute a danger to himself or others.”

— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-47(a)(1) — 1 case

— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-47(a)(4) — 1 case

— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-47(a)(l) — 1 case

— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-47(b) — 1 case

Jones v. United States, 463 U.S. 354 (1983). “See Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-47(b) (1981). [1] If we were to determine that the standards under which petitioner was committed did not satisfy the Due Process Clause, he would be "released" only in the most formalistic sense of the word.”

— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-47(c) — 1 case

— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-47(c)(l) — 1 case

— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-47(d) — 1 case

Dyous v. Comm'r of Mental Health & Addiction Servs., 151 A.3d 1247 (Conn. 2016).

— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-47(e) — 1 case

Miller v. Angliker, 494 A.2d 1226 (Conn. App. Ct. 1985). “He was ordered confined to Fairfield Hills pursuant to General Statutes § 53a-47 (c) 2 pending an examination *414 to determine whether he was a danger to himself or to others.”

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