Legal Opinion
State v. Copeland
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 1, 1987No. 12828PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallahan, J.
The defendant was charged by substitute information with the crime of arson in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-lll (a) (l).1 He pleaded not guilty and elected a trial to the court. He was found guilty, and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of ten years. On appeal, he claims that the trial court erred in denying (1) his motion to suppress a statement that he made while in custody, and (2) his motion to suppress clothing seized from him while he was in custody. We find no error.
*203At trial, the following uncontroverted factual circumstances were revealed. On the morning…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by49 opinions
- State v. LewisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- State v. TrineSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. JoyceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. RasmussenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. MedinaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
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