General
State of Connecticut v. James Morrissey
212 Conn. 821·Connecticut Supreme Court·1989·CT
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Opinion
State of Connecticut v. James Morrissey
Steven D. Ecker, in support of the petition.
Geoffrey E. Marion, deputy assistant state’s attorney, in opposition.
Decided October 12, 1989
[MAJORITY]
The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 18 Conn. App. 658, is granted, limited to the following issue:
“Did the Appellate Court err in remanding this case for a factual determination concerning the reasonableness of the police officer’s search in reliance upon its decision in State v. Brown, 14 Conn. App. 605, holding that there is a good faith exception to the exclusionary rule under article first, § 7, of the Connecticut constitution?”