State v. Colon

Citations

• 234 Conn. App. 265

Syllabus

Convicted, following a conditional plea of nolo contendere, of the crimes of illegal possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle and possession of narcotics with intent to sell, the defendant appealed. He claimed that the trial court improperly denied his motion to suppress evidence seized without a warrant during a motor vehicle stop. Held: The trial court properly denied the defendant's motion to suppress, as the court properly determined that the police officers had a reasonable and articulable suspicion sufficient to initiate the motor vehicle stop and proba- ble cause to search the vehicle, thus, the warrantless search of the vehicle and the seizure of items found therein was not a violation of the defendant's rights pursuant to the federal and state constitutions. Argued May 27—officially released August 5, 2025