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Steven K. Stanley v. Angel Quiros, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Correction

Paid petition · Appellate Court of Connecticut, No. AC 40557 · judgment November 26, 2019


Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. Does the intentional use of the *67 feature to obfuscate one’s phone number create a justifiable, reasonable, or a legitimate expectation of privacy which mandates suppression under a Fourth Amendment analysis?

  2. Is it improper for a prosecutor to knowingly illicit testimony from a witness in a manner to circumvent well established rules of search and seizure?

  3. Was there sufficient evidence to convict the petitioner?

  4. Did the Connecticut Habeas Court improperly apply the doctrine of res judicata?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Joseph Patten Brown
Law Offices of Pat Brown

For respondent
Kathryn W. Bare
Appellate Bureau - Office of the Chief State's Attorney

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 07 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. Jun 30 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Commissioner of Correction to respond filed.
  4. May 21 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 25, 2021)