Legal Opinion
State v. Rodriguez
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided June 7, 1988No. 6066PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStoughton, J.
The defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction rendered following a conditional plea *575of nolo contendere entered pursuant to General Statutes § 54-95a. We find no error.
On September 29, 1986, four members of the statewide narcotic task force were patrolling an area in New London in which there had been a high incidence of drug activity. As they drove through the area, they came upon a small group of persons on the sidewalk who were drinking from a quart beer bottle in apparent violation of a local ordinance. The driver stopped the car, and one of the officers got out to talk to the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Michigan v. ChesternutSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Commonwealth v. ThibeauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- People v. ShabazMichigan Supreme Court · 1985
- State v. SaiaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State v. OquendoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- State v. JenningsConnecticut Appellate Court · 1989
- State v. KimbleConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
- State v. BarnesConnecticut Appellate Court · 1988
- State v. WrightConnecticut Appellate Court · 2000
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