Legal Opinion
State v. West
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 20, 1984No. 12088PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
The question presented by this appeal is whether a photograph, obtained in connection with an arrest which is subsequently nolled, comes within the erasure statute, General Statutes § 54-142a, so that the photograph may not be used for an out-of-court photographic identification of a criminal defendant in an unrelated case. The defendant, James West, was charged by information with the sale of a controlled substance, cocaine, in violation of General Statutes § 19-480 (a).1 The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the trial court rendered judgment in accordance with the verdict. The…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Lechner v. HolmbergSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
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3Cited by35 opinions
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