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State v. Platt

Citations

  • 574 A.2d 789
  • 154 Vt. 179
  • 1990 Vt. LEXIS 44

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  • finding that by merely seizing defendant’s car until a warrant could be obtained to search it, police “acted in the least intrusive manner possible under the circumstances”
  • analyzing the legality of the seizure of the defendant's car by Massachusetts police officers under the Vermont Constitution
  • analyzing the legality of the seizure of the defendant’s ear by Massachusetts police officers under the Vermont Constitution
  • requiring, pursuant to Article 11, probable cause and exigent circumstances to support warrantless seizure of car followed by post-seizure search pursuant to warrant
  • requiring, pursuant to Article 11, probable cause and exigent circumstances to support warrantless seizure of car followed by post-seizure search pursuant to warrant
  • analyzing the legality of the seizure of the defendant's car by Massachusetts police officers under the Vermont Constitution

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Judges: Allen, Peck, Gibson, Dooley, Morse

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