Legal Opinion
State v. Tomanelli
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 1, 1966PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlcorn, J.
The defendant was convicted of a charge of speeding after a jury trial in the Circuit Court. The Appellate Division of that court affirmed the conviction, and we granted certification. The evidence offered by the state concerning the defendant’s speed was based entirely on the use of a *367speed detection instrument by the state police. The issues on this appeal are whether the scientific principles of this device, popularly called “radar”, and the application of those principles to the measurement of speed may be judicially noticed, whether the operator of the radar unit was qualified to testify…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State v. MainSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1897
- State v. DantonioSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1955
- Roden v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
- People v. MagriNew York Court of Appeals · 1958
- De Luca v. Board of Park CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1919
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3Cited by77 opinions
- Parsons v. United Technologies Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- State v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Moore v. McNamaraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. BorrelliSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- United States v. LopezDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1971
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