Legal Opinion
State v. Donahue
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 21, 1999No. SC 16143PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NORCOTT, J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the Appellate Court, in affirming the judgment of the trial court, properly concluded that the police had a reasonable and articulable suspicion to justify stopping the defendant’s vehicle and detaining him. We conclude that the Appellate Court improperly affirmed the trial court’s determination concerning the existence of the requisite reasonable and articulable suspicion. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the Appellate Court.
The defendant, Jeffrey L. Donahue, pleaded nolo contendere to a charge of operating a motor…
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