Case Name: State of Connecticut v. Billy Waller, Jr.
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1991-10-03
Citations: 220 Conn. 920
Docket Number: 
Parties: State of Connecticut v. Billy Waller, Jr.
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 220
Pages: 920–920

Head Matter:
State of Connecticut v. Billy Waller, Jr.
Steven D. Brown, in support of the petition.
Margaret Gaffney Rodionovas, deputy assistant state’s attorney, in opposition.
Decided October 3, 1991

Opinion:
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 25 Conn. App. 575, is granted, limited to the following issues:
"1. Whether pursuant to article first, § 7, of the Connecticut constitution, Officer Vivo's warrantless search of the defendant's car was unreasonable since the defendant did not have access to a weapon or the ability to destroy evidence of a crime?
"2. Whether the warrantless search of the defendant's car could be justified under any exception to the warrant requirement found in article first, § 7, of the Connecticut constitution, especially since the defendant was restrained from reaching his vehicle, and Officer Vivo lacked any reason to justify the search?"