Legal Opinion
State v. Clark
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 30, 2001No. SC 16258PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SULLIVAN, J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether the trial court properly denied the defendant’s motion to suppress cocaine seized pursuant to a war-rantless patdown search for weapons. The defendant claims that the search and seizure violated his constitu*270tional rights under the fourth amendment to the United States constitution,1 and article first, §§ 72 and 9,3 of the Connecticut constitution. We disagree.
The state charged the defendant, Mark Clark, with possession of narcotics with intent to sell in violation of General Statutes § 21a-278 (b),4 possession of narcotics with…
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3Cited by81 opinions
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