State v. Novoa

The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of one count of conspiracy to sell cocaine and to possess cocaine with intent to sell by a person who is not drug-dependent in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-48 and 21a-278 (b).1 The sole issue we must resolve is whether General Statutes §§ 54-41p (b)2 and 54-41b3 allow the use of lawfully obtained wiretap evidence in *598a prosecution for a violation of § 21a-278 (b). The trial court denied the defendant's motion to suppress such evidence pursuant to General Statutes § 54-41m.4

General Statutes § 54-41b…