State v. Skok - Concurrence

Summary

Justice Zarella concurred in affirming the judgment because the defendant's claims lacked merit, but wrote separately to argue that the state's constitutional-interpretation framework should be modified. He would give primary importance to constitutional text, state constitutional history, and Connecticut precedent, while generally treating federal precedent, sister-state decisions, and economic or sociological considerations as supplementary and relevant only when connected to the state constitution.