State v. Leonard

The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction rendered following the denial of his motion to suppress all evidence seized at the scene of his arrest. After the trial court denied the motion, the defendant, pursuant to General Statutes § 54-94U,1 *135entered a conditional plea of nolo contendere to the charge of possession of narcotics (cocaine) with intent to sell in violation of General Statutes § 21a-277 (a). The sole dispositive issue on appeal is whether it was proper for the trial court to have denied the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence based on an unreasonable search and…