Legal Opinion
State v. Sitaras
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided March 25, 2008No. AC 27675PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAVINE, J.
The unfortunate facts of this case demonstrate that it is impermissible to interfere with a peace officer performing his or her duties, even if one believes that the officer is mistaken or improperly used a pretext to execute an arrest warrant. See General Statutes (Rev. to 2003) § 53a-167a (a);1 see also State v. Aloi, 280 Conn. *495824, 834, 911 A.2d 1086 (2007) (“§ 53a-167a broadly proscribes conduct that hinders, obstructs or impedes a police officer in the performance of his or her duties irrespective of whether the offending conduct is active or passive”).
The defendant,…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- United States v. HalperSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. StevensonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State v. DiazSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
- State v. WadeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- State v. LavigneConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- State v. CalabreseConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- State v. JayConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
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