Legal Opinion
State v. Runkles
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 14, 1978PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHouse, C. J.
On a trial to the Superior Court in Litchfield County, the defendant was found guilty of the crimes of possession of marihuana with intent to sell in violation of § 19-480 (a) of the General Statutes and of having a weapon in a motor vehicle in violation of § 29-38 of the General Statutes. He appealed to this court from the judgment and from the decision of the trial court denying his motion to suppress evidence.
As the defendant notes in his brief, “[t]he appeal of the appellant is based upon two basic positions: one is that there was no probable cause to stop and search the vehicle of the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by34 opinions
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