Case Name: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MAURICE CORBEIL
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1996-05-28
Citations: 237 Conn. 919
Docket Number: SC 15427
Parties: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MAURICE CORBEIL
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 237
Pages: 919–920

Head Matter:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MAURICE CORBEIL
On September 18, 1996, the appeal was dismissed as moot because of the death of the defendant.

Opinion:
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 41 Conn. App. 7 (AC 13990), is granted, limited to the following issue:
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 15427.
Todd Edgington, assistant public defender, in support of the petition.
Ronald G. Weller, deputy assistant state's attorney, in opposition.
Decided May 28, 1996
"Under the state constitution, if initial statements made by a defendant are excluded only because of a Miranda violation, and not because they were coerced, must the subsequent post-Miranda statements be excluded in the absence of a showing of a break in the stream of events?"