Case Name: State of Connecticut v. Roberto Morales
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1994-03-17
Citations: 228 Conn. 928
Docket Number: SC 14908
Parties: State of Connecticut v. Roberto Morales
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 228
Pages: 928–928

Head Matter:
State of Connecticut v. Roberto Morales
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 14908.
Decided March 17, 1994
Temmy Ann Pieszak, assistant public defender, in support of the petition.
Donald A. Browne, state’s attorney, in opposition.

Opinion:
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 33 Conn. App. 184 (AC 11565), is granted, limited to the following issues:
"1. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that, under the circumstances of this case, the proper test for ruling on the defendant's motion to dismiss, under article first, § 8, of the Connecticut constitution, was the test articulated in Arizona v. Youngblood, 488 U.S. 51 (1988)?
"2. If the answer to question (1) is yes, did the Appellate Court properly conclude, under the circumstances of this case, that: (a) a motion to dismiss was a proper remedy for the alleged failure of the state to preserve potentially exculpatory evidence; and (b) a different standard would apply to a motion to suppress evidence based on the same conduct of the state?"