Legal Opinion
State v. Brosnan
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 28, 1992No. 14297PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether an overnight guest in another's home has a limited right to resist an illegal entry by the police into the bedroom that he is occupying. After a jury trial, the defendant, John J. Brosnan, was convicted1 of two counts of interfering with an officer in violation of General Statutes § 53a-167a (a),2 and of one count of criminal mischief in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-117 (a) (1) (A).3 He appealed from that judgment of conviction to the Appellate Court, which reversed the judgment and ordered a new trial on the *791first count…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by22 opinions
- State v. GeislerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- State v. MoralesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. HillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. CainSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- State v. CerilliSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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