Supreme Court of Connecticut

State of Connecticut v. Michael Edmonds. — Rogers, J., Concurring

September 13, 2016323 Conn. 34

Summary

The concurring opinion joins the majority's conclusion that the defendant was seized no later than when police commanded him to stop and that the seizure lacked reasonable and articulable suspicion. It emphasizes that the court need not decide whether the police vehicles' entry into the parking lot independently constituted a seizure and rejects concerns that the ruling improperly restricts routine police-citizen encounters or leaves residents of high-crime areas less safe.