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State v. GeislerState v. Geisler

Supreme Court of Connecticut
Oct 3, 1991
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The state of Connecticut’s petition for ‍‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‍certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 25 Conn. App. 282, is granted, ‍‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‍limited to the following issue:

“Was the Appellate Court correct in reversing the ‍‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‍trial court’s factual finding that the police reasonably believed that the defendant ‍‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‍was in need of emergency assistance, thus rendering entry of the defendant’s ‍‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‍home lawful under the emergency doctrine?”

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Geisler
Court Name: Supreme Court of Connecticut
Date Published: Oct 3, 1991
Citations: 220 Conn. 918; 597 A.2d 342; 1991 Conn. LEXIS 459
Court Abbreviation: Conn.
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