Legal Opinion
State v. Gaston
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided March 23, 2004No. AC 23088PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DRANGINIS, J.
The 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 following an investigative or Terry stop. See Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 21-22, 88 S. Ct. 1868, 20 L. Ed. 2d 889 (1968).
The defendant, Jeffrey Gaston, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered following a trial to the court, of having a weapon in a motor vehicle in violation of General Statutes § 29-38 (a).1 He claims that the court denied his motion to suppress in violation of his state and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Florida v. J. L.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Florida v. JLSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- United States v. Alfonso Sierra-HernandezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. WardConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
- State v. RichardsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- State v. FarnumConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
- State v. StranoConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
- State v. RichardsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009