Legal Opinion
State v. Wilkins
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 22, 1997No. 15566PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KATZ, J.
The sole issue in this appeal is whether, under the circumstances of this case, the trial court properly denied the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence found in his vehicle and on his person following a valid traffic stop. The defendant was charged by substitute information with one count of possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle in violation of General Statutes § 29-38,1 and one count of possession of a con*491trolled substance in violation of General Statutes § 21a-279 (c).2 Following a two day hearing on the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence, the trial court,…
2Cases cited50 opinions
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- Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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