State v. Platt

Appellant State of Vermont, by interlocutory appeal, seeks reversal of a pretrial order suppressing evidence obtained from defendant’s automobile, which had been seized without a warrant pursuant to a murder investigation. We reverse and remand the case to the trial court for further proceedings.

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In February of 1987, the Vermont state police became involved in the investigation of a homicide when the New Hampshire state police, who had found an unidentified body in a rest area in that state, linked the victim to a residence in Vermont. Based on information supplied by two informants, the…