Legal Opinion

State v. Lipscomb

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided September 11, 2001No. SC 16395PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

SULLIVAN, C. J.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the Appellate Court, in reversing the judgment of the trial court, properly concluded that an investigative stop of the defendant’s motor vehicle by the police was not justified by reasonable suspicion. We conclude that the trial court properly denied the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence obtained by the police during that stop. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the Appellate Court.

The state charged the defendant, Cecil Lipscomb, with driving a motor vehicle with a suspended license in violation of General Statutes §…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Alabama v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Pandolphe's Auto Parts, Inc. v. Town of ManchesterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. State v. ColonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
  2. State v. CourchesneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
  3. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
  4. State v. SantosSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
  5. Bolton v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004

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