Legal Opinion
State v. Santiago
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided January 3, 1989No. 6672PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaly, J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of possession of narcotics with intent to sell in violation of General Statutes § 21a-277 (a).1 He claims that the trial court erred (1) in denying his motion to suppress, (2) in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal, and (3) in instructing the jury on reasonable doubt. We find no error.
The jury could reasonably have found the following facts. On April 24,1987, at approximately 12:45 p.m., the defendant was operating his motor vehicle on Paradiso Road in Norwalk accompanied by a passenger. The passenger…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- United States v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- State v. BadgettSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. RaglandSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1986
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3Cited by20 opinions
- State v. BergerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- State v. SomervilleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- State v. BrunoriConnecticut Appellate Court · 1990
- State v. LeeConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
- State v. BarberConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
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