State v. Saunders

Only two assignments of error need be considered on this appeal: first, whether the court erred “in refusing to grant unconditionally the [defendant’s] motion to dismiss which was made on constitutional grounds,” and second, whether the court erred “[i]n concluding upon all the evidence that the defendant was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the crime” of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. General Statutes § 14-227.

The motion to dismiss raises the constitutional question whether the defendant was denied the right to a speedy trial. “Under our…