Legal Opinion
State v. Vincent
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 18, 1994No. 14736PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNorcott, J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether, under the circumstances of this case, a search warrant application stated probable cause to believe that a crime had been committed. This statement of the dispositive issue belies a complex factual predicate that complicates the resolution of this appeal.
After a jury trial, the defendant, Mark Vincent, was convicted of criminal possession of a revolver in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1989) § 53a-217.1 The revolver was discovered on July 31,1989, by the Wallingford police while executing a search warrant at the home of the defendant’s…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Andresen v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Sgro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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