State v. Lutters

KATZ, J., with whom SULLIVAN, C. J.,

joins, dissenting. The sole issue in this appeal is whether a taxicab falls within the “place of business” exception of General Statutes § 29-35 (a).1 The majority agrees with *225the state that the trial court improperly determined that a taxicab may constitute a place of business. Specifically, the majority concludes that, because a taxicab is a motor vehicle, taxicab drivers are not exempt under the place of business exception in § 29-35 (a). In essence, the majority determines that, even if the defendant, John Lutters, had a proprietary interest in his…