Legal Opinion
State v. Sabia
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided December 1, 1983No. (2437)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.
This is an appeal 1 from the judgment of the trial court granting the state’s motion to confiscate the defendant’s automobile pursuant to the in rem statute, General Statutes § 54-33g. 2
The facts are not in dispute. On August 20,1981, the defendant was arrested pursuant to an arrest warrant for three illegal sales of drugs to a confidential informant which had taken place in the defendant’s automobile. At the time of the arrest the defendant was driving his automobile and had come to Connecticut from New York to participate in a contemplated fourth transaction, the sale of marijuana. The…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- State v. OstroskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. MagnanoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
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