Legal Opinion
State v. Scully
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 16, 1985No. 11711; 11712PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArthur H. Healey, J.
The state has appealed from the granting by the trial court, Conway, J., of both defendants’ motions for the suppression and return of property seized from them by the state police. These appeals present the question whether under the circumstances of this case the officers involved could constitutionally make a valid warrantless investigatory stop of these defendants in their automobile. We hold they could not and affirm the trial court’s suppression and return of the property seized and the dismissal of the informations.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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- Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by27 opinions
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