State v. SWARD

Opinion

LAV1NE, J.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the trial court properly denied the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence obtained after his initial encounter with a state police trooper during a routine traffic stop. The defendant, Keith D. Sward, appeals from the trial court’s judgment of conviction, rendered following a conditional plea of nolo contendere, of illegal operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs in violation of General Statutes § 14-227a. On appeal, the defendant claims that the court improperly denied his motion to…