Legal Opinion
State v. MacNeil
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 11, 1992No. 10570PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNorcott, J.
The defendant challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress cocaine and drug related paraphernalia seized during a warrantless search of his sister’s house. After the court denied the motion, the defendant entered a conditional plea of nolo contendere, pursuant to General Statutes § 54-94a,1 to the charge of possession of cocaine with intent to sell in violation of General Statutes § 2 la-277 (a).2 He was sentenced to a term of fifteen years imprisonment, suspended after ten years, and five years probation.
The defendant claims that the trial court improperly denied the…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Horton v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by27 opinions
- State v. RiosConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
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- State v. DaeriaConnecticut Appellate Court · 1998
- State v. YusufConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- State v. FieldsConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
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