State v. Crespo
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of carrying a pistol without a permit, having a weapon in a motor vehicle with a permit, and possession of an assault weapon. The Appellate Court affirmed. Defendant appealed, arguing that the Appellate Court erred in concluding that the trial court properly rejected Defendant’s claim under Conn. Gen. Stat. 54-1c that he was entitled to the suppression of his written confession that he had given to the police following his arrest because he was not presented to the first session of the court. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) section 54-1c did not bar the State’s use of Defendant’s written statement because section 54-1c is inapplicable when, as in this case, the statement is elicited prior to the expiration of the first session of court, when the defendant’s presentment still would have been timely; and (2) the evidence was sufficient to establish that Defendant had carried a pistol in violation of Conn. Gen. Stat. 29-35(a).
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