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STATE v. WEST

(12088)

192 Conn. 488 (1984)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMES WEST

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released March 20, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Ruane, assistant public defender, with whom, on the brief, were Richard T. Meehan, Sr., and Richard T. Meehan, Jr., for the appellant (defendant).

Frederick W. Fawcett, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, was Donald A. Browne, state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

SPEZIALE, C. J., PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY and SHEA, JS.

PETERS, J.

The question presented by this appeal is whether a photograph, obtained in connection with an arrest which is subsequently nolled, comes within the erasure statute, General Statutes § 54-142a, so that the photograph may not be used for an out-of-court photographic identification of a criminal defendant in an unrelated case. The defendant, James West, was charged by information with the sale of a controlled substance, cocaine, in violation of General...

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