State v. Barton

The defendant was charged in a substituted information with possession of over one kilogram of marihuana with intent to sell in violation of General Statutes § 21a-278 (b) and possession of four ounces or more of marihuana in violation of General Statutes § 21a-279 (b).1 The defendant filed a motion to suppress the marihuana that was seized from the first floor apartment of 232 Perch Rock Trail, Winsted. He claimed that the affidavit in support of the application for the search warrant did not establish probable cause to believe that marihuana, in fact, was within these premises. The trial…