Supreme Court of Connecticut, 1983

State v. MacRi

Supreme Court of Connecticut · Decided March 22, 1983 · Ctjeiam, Peters, Shea, Grillo, Dupont, Hennessy

189 Conn. 568; 456 A.2d 1203; 1983 Conn. LEXIS 473

Cases that cite this one

11 later published cases cite this decision.

Bankers Trust of California, N.A. v. Neal (Conn. App. Ct. 2001)
Hartford Prin. v. St. Bd. of Lab. Rel., No. Cv96 0563733-S (Jan. 7, 1998) (Connecticut Superior Court 1998)
Bloomfield Admin. v. Bd. of Lab. Rel., No. Cv93 0529303s (May 5, 1994) (Connecticut Superior Court 1994)
State v. Torres (Conn. 1988)
Bowen v. Heintz (Conn. 1988)
Hartford Principals' & Supervisors' Ass'n v. Shedd (Conn. 1987)
Board of Education v. Connecticut Board of Labor Relations (Conn. 1987)
State v. Lenczyk (Conn. App. Ct. 1987)
Dukes v. Durante (Conn. 1984)
Kaddah v. Commissioner of Correction (Conn. 2010)
DeCarlo v. Kolnaski (Conn. App. Ct. 1988)

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Opinion

Pee Ctjeiam.

The defendant was committed by the court to the commissioner of mental health for a period not to exceed eighteen months in accordance with the provisions of § 54-40 (now § 54-56d) of the General Statutes. 1 She has appealed from this order.

The eighteen month commitment has ended. It is a well-settled general rule that the existence of an actual controversy is an essential requisite to appellate jurisdiction; it is not the province of appellate courts to decide moot questions, disconnected from the granting of actual relief or from the determination of which no practical relief can follow. Connecticut State Employees Assn. v. AFSCME, 188 Conn. 196, 199, 448 A.2d 1341 (1982); Waterbury Hospital v. Connecticut Health Care Associates, 186 Conn. 247, 440 A.2d 310 (1982).

The appeal is dismissed.

The defendant was arrested on assault charges on April 8, 1979, and, after a hearing, was sent for an evaluation and thereafter committed to the commissioner of mental health effective May 23, 1979. On September 24, 1980, the court held one of its timely reviews. The defendant after that hearing brought this appeal attacking her continued commitment.

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