STATE v. DONAHUE

(SC 16143)

251 Conn. 636 (1999)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JEFFREY L. DONAHUE

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released December 21, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin C. Connors, for the appellant (defendant).

Robert M. Spector, deputy assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Mark S. Solak, state's attorney, and Roger Caridad, assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

McDonald, C. J., and Berdon, Norcott, Katz, Palmer, Peters and Callahan, JS.


Opinion

NORCOTT, J.

The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the Appellate Court, in affirming the judgment of the trial court, properly concluded that the police had a reasonable and articulable suspicion to justify stopping the defendant's vehicle and detaining him. We conclude that the Appellate Court improperly affirmed the trial court's determination concerning the existence of the requisite reasonable and articulable suspicion. Accordingly...

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