State v. Boyd’s Empirical Analysis

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64 state decisions

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1. “[T]he standard of review for a motion to suppress is well settled. A finding of fact will not be disturbed unless it is clearly erroneous in view of the evidence and pleadings in the whole record. . . . [W]hen a question of fact is essential to the outcome of a particular legal determination that implicates a defendant's constitutional rights, [however]. . . our customary deference to the trial court's factual findings is tempered by a scrupulous examination of the record to ascertain that the trial court's factual findings are supported by substantial evidence.. . . [W]here the legal conclusions of the court are challenged, [our review is plenary, and] we must determine whether they are legally and logically correct and whether they find support in the facts [found by the trial court]. . . .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Jackson

2. “a two-part subjective/objective test must be satisfied: (1) whether the [person contesting the search] manifested a subjective expectation of privacy with respect to [the invaded premises or seized property]; and (2) whether that expectation [is] one that society would consider reasonable. . . . This determination is made on a case-by-case basis. . . . Whether a defendant's actual expectation of privacy . . . is one that society is prepared to recognize as reasonable involves a fact-specific inquiry into all the relevant circumstances. . . . The burden of proving the existence of a reasonable expectation of privacy rests on the defendant.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Jackson

3. “Defense counsel expressly stated that she did not object to [the detective's] testimony that, after the defendant told [the detective] that his question whether the defendant had been in Norwalk with the victim on the night of the murder was a very good one, the defendant stated that he was not going to discuss the crime scene. The defendant's objection to that testimony was, therefore, waived.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 180 Conn. App. 181 - State v. Smith