State v. Vargas

The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a plea of nolo contendere made pursuant to General Statutes § 54-94a1 of a charge of possession of narcotics with the intent to sell by a person who is not drug-dependent in viola*494tion of General Statutes § 21a-278 (b). The defendant filed a motion to suppress evidence. After an evidentiary hearing,2 the trial court denied the defendant’s motion to suppress. Thereafter, the defendant elected to enter a plea of nolo contendere, conditioned on his right to appeal the denial of his motion. The defendant was sentenced to a term…