Legal Opinion

State v. Rollins

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided June 25, 1997No. SC 15718PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

The petition by the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 44 Conn. App. 162 (AC 14300), is granted, limited to the following issue:

“Under the circumstances of this case, did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the defendant’s confession should have been suppressed by the trial court because (1) it was made after the defendant had *922requested counsel and (2) the subsequent communication that led to the confession was not initiated by the defendant as required by Edwards v. Arizona, 451 U.S. 477, 101 S. Ct. 1880, 68 L. Ed. 2d 378 (1981), and its…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. State v. RollinsConnecticut Appellate Court · 1997

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. RollinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998

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