Legal Opinion
State v. DeCoster
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 12, 1960PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
The defendant was charged, in an information containing two counts, with (a) operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor and (b) intoxication. After the state produced evidence and rested its case, the defendant also rested, claiming that the evidence did not establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. He was found guilty on both counts and has appealed.
On January 6, 1959, about 12:30 a.m., a police officer found the defendant slumped over tbe steering wheel of his car, which was stopped on Wright Avenue in New Haven. The defendant was intoxicated. He was the owner of the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- State v. PundySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- State v. McDonoughSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- State v. GuilfoyleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
- Palmieri v. MacEroSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- State v. MurphySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
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3Cited by53 opinions
- State v. MullingsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
- State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- Volck v. MuzioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. LenihanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
- State v. EnglehartSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
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