Supreme Court of Vermont· 9/1/1981

State v. Phillips

Citations

436 A.2d 746
140 Vt. 210
1981 Vt. LEXIS 583

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recognizing that collective knowledge of probable cause to arrest a suspect may be imputed to the arresting officer where the facts support an inference of communication with other officers who could share that information
recognizing that collective knowledge of probable cause to arrest a suspect may be imputed to the arresting officer where the facts support an inference of communication with other officers who could share that information
stating that this is the rule when evaluating probable cause and limiting its application to situations where there are \some minimal communications between officers\ prior to the initial detention
stating that this is the rule when evaluating probable cause and limiting its application to situations where there are “some minimal communications between officers” prior to the initial detention
observing that Wong Sun rejects a “but for” causation rule
noting “fundamental principle” that connection between illegal action and discovery of challenged evidence may be sufficiently attenuated so as to make evidence independent of illegality and therefore admissible

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Judges: Barney, Larrow, Billings, Hill, Underwood

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