Legal Opinion

State v. Jenkins

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided November 20, 2007No. AC 26833PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

McLACHLAN, J.

The defendant, Christopher Jenkins, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered following his conditional plea of nolo contendere, of possession of narcotics with intent to sell by a person who is not drug-dependent in violation of General Statutes § 21a-278 (b). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly denied his motion to suppress evidence. We agree and reverse the judgment of the trial court.

Our review of the record discloses the following facts relative to the defendant’s appeal.1 On May 7, 2004, *419Michael Morgan, a Newington police…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. JenkinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
  2. State v. LinarteConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
  3. State v. RodriguezConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
  4. State v. SWARDConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
  5. State v. JenkinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008

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