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Pastimes : Murder Mystery: Who Killed Yale Student Suzanne Jovin?
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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (1075)4/6/2002 9:57:02 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell  Read Replies (1) of 1397
 
Re: 4/4/02 - Hartford Courant: Prosecutor seeks to block release of Jovin police files

AP STATE WIRE

Prosecutor seeks to block release of Jovin police files
April 4, 2002
Associated Press

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. -- New Haven state's attorney Michael Dearington is challenging the public release of police files in the killing of a Yale student.

Dearington has appeal the state Freedom of Information Commission decision in February ordering the New Haven Police Department to release thousands of documents in the case of Suzanne Jovin.

Dearington, in his appeal, said the FOIC ruling "seriously impairs" the police department's ability to investigate the murder and prosecute the case.

Dearington, who said the police reports pertain to "an ongoing homicide investigation," filed the appeal in Superior Court at New Britain.

Jovin, a Yale senior, was found the night of Dec. 4, 1998, bleeding heavily from multiple stab wounds. The crime remains unsolved.

The Hartford Courant and Jeff Mitchell - a high school friend of James Van de Velde, a former Yale instructor who police said was among a "pool of suspects" - filed complaints last year with the commission seeking release of the documents.

In his appeal, Dearington said the FOIC ruling exceeds its statutory authority, limits the police department's rights and violates the separation of powers doctrine of the Connecticut Constitution.

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