Legal Opinion
State v. Berard
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided January 19, 1990No. 87-564PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, C.J.
Pursuant to V.R.A.P. 5(b), defendant brings this interlocutory appeal from the denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized during the random search of his prison cell. The certified question for review is whether the routine and random warrantless search of the defendant’s cell, conducted without probable cause or any quantum of particularized suspicion, violates the defendant’s rights under Chapter I, Article Eleven of the Vermont Constitution. We answer the certified question in the negative.
Defendant, an inmate at the Chittenden County Correctional Center (Center), is presently…
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