Legal Opinion

State v. Figueroa

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided May 4, 1990No. 8124PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtO’Connell, J.

The defendant appeals from the trial court’s order to unseal a police report. The matter came to this court in the following context.

On April 4, 1989, the defendant was arrested and charged with the murder of a thirteen year old male. The next day, he was arraigned in Part B of the Superior Court. The court, Kocay, J., relying on a three page police report, found probable cause for his arrest and transferred the case to Part A of the Superior Court. Practice Book § 650; see Gerstein v. Pugh, 420 U.S. 103, 95 S. Ct. 854, 43 L. Ed. 2d 54 (1975). At the conclusion of the arraignment, the court…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Nebraska Press Assn. v. StuartSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. DiBella v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. State v. CurcioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
  5. Kinney v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  5. State v. RhoadsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010

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