Legal Opinion

State v. Miller

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided August 24, 1993No. 14634PublishedCited by 114 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.

The principal issue in this appeal is whether the state constitution prohibits a warrantless automobile search supported by probable cause but conducted while the automobile is impounded at a police station. The defendant, Jonathan L. Miller, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon in violation of General Statutes § 53a-217.1 The trial court, *366Damiani, J., rendered a judgment of conviction upon the defendant’s plea of nolo contendere; see General Statutes § 54-94a;2 which was conditional upon his right to appeal the denial by the trial court, Miano, J., of his motion to suppress…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  3. Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. State v. GeislerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
  5. People v. BlasichNew York Court of Appeals · 1989

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3Cited by114 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GarySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  2. State v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  3. State v. SivriSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  4. State v. CobbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
  5. Binette v. SaboSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998

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