STATE v. BROOKS

No. 87-339.

601 A.2d 963 (1991)

STATE of Vermont v. Edward BROOKS.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

November 1, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey L. Amestoy, Atty. Gen., and Susan R. Harritt, Asst. Atty. Gen., Montpelier, for plaintiff-appellee.

Walter M. Morris, Jr., Defender Gen., and David Williams, Drug Defense Unit, Montpelier, for defendant-appellant.

Before ALLEN, C.J., PECK, DOOLEY and MORSE, JJ., and BARNEY, C.J. (Ret.), Specially Assigned.


ALLEN, Chief Justice.

Defendant moved to suppress evidence obtained when police, without a warrant, electronically overheard and recorded his conversation with a "bugged" police informant, on the ground that his rights under Chapter I, Article 111 of the Vermont Constitution were violated. The trial court denied the motion, and defendant brought this interlocutory appeal. We affirm.

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