State v. Brindley

Both defendants have filed similar motions to suppress the use in court of certain articles proposed to be used as evidence against them. Both contend that these articles were unreasonably seized by the police by means of an unreasonable search in violation of their rights under the fourth amendment to the United States constitution and § 8 of the first article of the Connecticut constitution. These deal, in part, with unreasonable searches and seizures.

Under the aforementioned constitutional provisions, security in their persons, houses, papers and effects is assured the people. Not only the…