Opinion
(4923)
Argued May 5, 1987
Decision released June 1, 1987
Substitute information charging the defendant with the crimes of larceny in the fifth degree, criminal mischief in the second degree, possession of burglar's tools, and burglary in the third degree, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Stamford-Norwalk and tried to the jury before Thim, J.; verdict and judgment of guilty of each crime, from which the defendant appealed to this court. No error.
Howard I. Gemeiner, for the appellant (defendant).
Leah Hawley, deputy assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, was Steven Weiss, assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).
The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, after a jury trial, of larceny in the fifth degree in violation of General Statutes 53a-125 (a), criminal mischief in the second degree in violation of General Statutes 53a-116, possession of burglar's tools in violation of General Statutes 53a-106, and burglary in the third degree in violation of General Statutes 53a-103 and 53a-8. He claims that the court erred (1) in denying his motions to suppress and to dismiss, and (2) in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal, which was based on a claim of insufficiency of evidence. We have fully reviewed his claims. We conclude (1) that the motions to suppress and dismiss were properly denied, because the police had reasonable and articulable suspicion to stop the defendant's car, and (2) that the evidence was sufficient to support the jury's verdicts.