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STATE v. DELOSSANTOS

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211 Conn. 258 (1989)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CESAR SANTIAGO DELOSSANTOS

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released May 23, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael K. Courtney, deputy assistant public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

Susan E. Gill, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Walter Flanagan, state's attorney, and Robert C. Brunetti and Carolyn Longstreth, assistant state's attorneys, for the appellee (state).

PETERS, C. J., SHEA, GLASS, COVELLO and HULL, JS.

GLASS, J.

The principal issue in this case is whether, under New York v. Belton, 453 U.S. 454, 101 S.Ct. 2860, 69 L. Ed. 2d 768 (1981), the hatchback area of an automobile is part of the "passenger compartment" and, therefore, within the scope of a search incident to the arrest of the operator. In an amended information, the state charged the defendant, Cesar Santiago Delossantos...

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