State v. Leonard, 208 Conn. 807

The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the ‍‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‍Appellate Court, 14 Conn. App. 134, is granted, limited to the issue: “Did the Appellate Court err ‍‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‍in sustaining the conclusion of the trial court at the hearing on the motion to suppress that ‍‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‍there was sufficient evidence of probable cause under our federal and state constitutions to justify the police ‍‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‍in making a warrantless search of the vehicle in which the defendant was a passenger and ‍‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‍in arresting him as a result of that search?”

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Leonard

Court Name: Supreme Court of Connecticut

Date Published: May 24, 1988

Citations: 208 Conn. 807; 545 A.2d 1104; 1988 Conn. LEXIS 219

Court Abbreviation: Conn.