Legal Opinion
State v. Carey
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided December 22, 1987No. 5797PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction for possession of narcotics in violation of General Statutes § 21a-279 (a), following a conditional plea of nolo contendere. His plea of nolo contendere was conditioned upon his right to appeal the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress certain evidence found in his possession pursuant to a search incident to an arrest without a warrant. The dis-positive issue is whether there was probable cause to arrest the defendant prior to the challenged search. We find no error.
The following evidence was adduced at the hearing on the…
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