Legal Opinion
State v. Nelson
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided April 2, 1982No. FILE No. 1152PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
The trial court found the defendant guilty of a breach of the peace in violation of General Statutes § 53a-181. In appealing from that judgment, the defendant has raised three issues: (1) whether the inclusion in the court file of a “letter of complaint” which he had sent to the Connecticut state police department concerning the conduct of the arresting officer prejudiced him in any way; (2) whether the police officer was justified in stopping him as he walked along the highway, the act which he claims precipitated his ultimate arrest; and (3) whether the language which the officer testified…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Jacobellis v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by18 opinions
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