Legal Opinion
State v. Santiago
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided January 28, 1992No. 9582PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDupont, C. J.
The sole issue of this appeal is whether the defendant’s warrantless arrest, for the misdemeanor of threatening in violation of General Statutes § 53a-62, was prohibited by the fourth amendment to the United States constitution.1 The resolution of this issue requires an analysis of whether the arrest occurred in or out of the defendant’s home.2
The charge of threatening, which was the subject of the warrantless arrest, was not prosecuted. The trial *483court found that the warrantless arrest was legal because it was based on speedy information3 and there was probable cause for the arrest. The…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- United States v. WatsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. GeislerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- State v. SantiagoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. DeFuscoConnecticut Appellate Court · 1992
- State v. JohnsonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1992
- State v. MaiaConnecticut Appellate Court · 1997
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