Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 6-49 (2026)

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Transferred to Chapter 959, Sec. 54-1f.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 66 cases, 1956–1994 · leading case: State v. Haskins, 450 A.2d 828 (Conn. 1982).
State v. Haskins, 450 A.2d 828 (Conn. 1982). · cites it 2× “The defendant claims that his detention between May 3 and 15 was illegal, that it tainted the subsequent proceedings and that therefore his conviction should be set aside and the charges against him dismissed.”
Adriani v. Comm'n on Human Rights & Opportunities, 596 A.2d 426 (Conn. 1991). · cites it 2× “2d 75 (1965) (‘reasonable grounds to believe,’ as used in General Statutes § 6-49 [now § 54-lf (b)] is to be equated with ‘probable cause.”
State v. DelVecchio, 182 A.2d 402 (Conn. 1962). · cites it 4× “The violation with which the defendant was charged was a misdemeanor. General Statutes § 1-1. An arrest for a misdemeanor can be made by the peace officers named in § 6-49 without previous complaint and warrant when the person arrested “is taken or apprehended in the act or on…”
Ierardi v. Comm'n on Human Rights & Opportunities, 546 A.2d 870 (Conn. App. Ct. 1988). · cites it 2× “2d 75 (1965) (“reasonable grounds to believe,” as used in General Statutes § 6-49 [now § 54-lf (b)] is to be equated with “probable cause.”
State v. Federici, 425 A.2d 916 (Conn. 1979). · cites it 2× “tes constitution ,and of article first, 7, 8 and 9 of the Connecticut constitution; and (2) to dismiss the charge against him because, he claimed, his warrantless arrest was not based on probable cause in violation of the fourth, fifth, sixth and fourteenth amendments to the…”
State v. Hoffler, 389 A.2d 1257 (Conn. 1978). · cites it 2× “A police officer may lawfully arrest without previous complaint or warrant any person who he has reasonable grounds to believe has committed or is committing a felony.”
State v. Middleton, 368 A.2d 66 (Conn. 1976). · cites it 2× “2d 75 ; General Statutes § 6-49.” State v. Love, 169 Conn.”
State v. Conger, 439 A.2d 381 (Conn. 1981). · cites it 3× “3 General Statutes § 6-49 has been transferred and set out as § 54-1 f.”
State v. Wilson, 429 A.2d 931 (Conn. 1980). · cites it 2× “In Wilson I we concluded that the facts and circumstances surrounding the arrest of the defendant on the night of November 24, 1976, provided probable cause for the arrest and that, therefore, the arrest and the search incidental to it were lawful and within the strictures of…”
State v. Raffone, 285 A.2d 323 (Conn. 1971). · cites it 3× “, was operating a Standard truck in the vicinity of Milford, and that the truck contained tires stolen from Sears in Hamden.”
State v. Dennis, 456 A.2d 333 (Conn. 1983). · cites it 2× “A stakeout of that area resulted in the arrest of the defendant and another man accompanying him. On appeal the defendant argues that the facts known to the New Haven police at the time of his arrest were insufficient to establish probable cause.”
State v. Wilson, 423 A.2d 72 (Conn. 1979). · cites it 2× “The defendant’s next claim is that the trooper who arrested him on the night of November 24,1976, did not have reasonable grounds to believe that the defendant had committed a felony; that the arrest and the search incidental thereto were therefore both illegal; and that the…”
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