The discovery of an outstanding arrest warrant in between an illegal traffic stop and the seizure of contraband served as an intervening event sufficient to attenuate the taint of the initial stop. The behavior of the arresting officers, although clearly unlawful at the outset, was not so purposeful and flagrant that the discovery of the defendant’s outstanding arrest warrants did not serve to break the causal connection between the illegal stop and the discovery of the ecstasy.

State v. Mazuca
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