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State v. SantiagoState v. Santiago

Supreme Court of Connecticut
Apr 3, 1992
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The state of Connecticut’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate ‍‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍Court, 26 Conn. App. 481, is granted, limited to the following issues:

“1. Was the Appellate Court correct in not ruling that a defendant standing ‍‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍in the doorway of his home is in a public place, and may be arrested without a warrant?

“2. Was the Appellate Court correct ‍‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍in holding that a porch is part of the home, and is subject to fourth amendment protections?

“3. Was the Appellate Court incorrect in ‍‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍reversing the trial court’s factual finding that the defendant was in his doorway and instead engaged in fact finding to determine that the ‍‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍defendant was on a porch which was an extension of his home?”

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Santiago
Court Name: Supreme Court of Connecticut
Date Published: Apr 3, 1992
Citations: 221 Conn. 920; 608 A.2d 686; 1992 Conn. LEXIS 126
Court Abbreviation: Conn.
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