State of Connecticut v. Terrance Brown

Summary

The court affirmed suppression of historical and prospective cell-site location information obtained through three ex parte orders and affirmed dismissal of the charges. It held that obtaining the historical records without a probable-cause warrant violated the Fourth Amendment, that the statutory violation underlying the prospective records required suppression, and that Connecticut does not recognize a good-faith exception. The court also held that inevitable discovery required proof that the witness would have cooperated and provided the same information absent the unlawful tracking. No separate opinions were filed.