Legal Opinion
State v. Gallagher
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 13, 1983No. 11483), (11484PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
The dispositive issue in these appeals1 is whether the common law privilege to resist an unlawful warrantless entry by the police into one’s home remains a defense to the misdemeanor of interfering with a police officer. After a jury trial, the defendants Richard and Carol Gallagher were found guilty of interfering with an officer, in violation of General Statutes *435§ 53a-167a.2 From the judgments of conviction the defendants appealed to the Appellate Session of the Superior Court. The Appellate Session found no error; State v. Gallagher, 38 Conn. Sup. 364, 447 A.2d 1175 (1982); and we granted…
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3Cited by42 opinions
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