Legal Opinion
State v. Lamonda
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 8, 2011No. 10-209PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶ 1. Defendant entered a conditional guilty plea to one count of possession of a narcotic drug in violation of 18 V.S.A. § 4234(a)(1). She challenges the trial court’s denial of her motion to suppress and dismiss. We affirm.
¶ 2. Defendant was charged with one count of possession of a narcotic drug and one count of possession of marijuana following a traffic stop. She moved to suppress the evidence against her, arguing that there were no exigent circumstances to justify the warrantless search of her purse. Following a hearing, the court denied the motion.
¶ 3. The court found as follows.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Florida v. JimenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- State v. SavvaSupreme Court of Vermont · 1992
- State v. SimoneauSupreme Court of Vermont · 2003
- State v. BrillonSupreme Court of Vermont · 2010
- State v. SargentSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2009
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. Peter John Williams / State v. Peter J. BoissoneaultSupreme Court of Vermont · 2020
- State v. LamondaSupreme Court of Vermont · 2011