Legal Opinion
State v. Velez
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 17, 1990No. 13840PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGlass, J.
The defendant, George Velez, was charged with possession of narcotics with intent to sell, in violation of General Statutes § 21a-278 (b).1 He thereafter filed a motion to suppress all items seized as a result of an allegedly illegal search of his person incident to his arrest. Following a hearing, the trial court denied the defendant’s motion. The defendant then entered a conditional plea of nolo contendere, pursuant to General Statutes § 54-94a,2 and on June 30, 1988, he was sentenced to a term of five years imprisonment.
*669The defendant appealed the trial court’s ruling on his motion to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by26 opinions
- State v. LewisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- State v. TrineSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. GantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- Skakel v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
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