Supreme Court of Connecticut
State of Connecticut v. Gary Ryder
August 9, 2011301 Conn. 810
Summary
The court held that the police search began when the officer crossed the security gate onto the home's protected curtilage, and that the circumstances did not objectively establish an emergency justifying a warrantless search. The court therefore reversed the Appellate Court and directed suppression of the evidence and dismissal of the charges. Justices Eveleigh and Rogers, dissenting, would have upheld the search because the officer reasonably believed a missing minor might need immediate assistance.