State v. Walters

Opinion

FLYNN, C. J.

The principal issue to be decided in this case is whether, to obtain a conviction under General Statutes § 14-227a (a) (1), the behavioral portion of the statute prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, the state must prove that a defendant driver, after being properly stopped for a motor vehicle infraction, actually had difficulty driving the motor vehicle because of the intoxicating liquor or drugs. We conclude that, in light of the text of the statutory provision and the case law interpreting it, the state is…