Legal Opinion
State v. Van Allen
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 9, 1953PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCornell, J.
The defendant was charged with having violated § 2412 of the General Statutes in that he operated a motor vehicle upon a public highway in Hartford while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. He was tried to the jury, which returned a verdict of guilty. The defendant has appealed and has assigned error in the court’s refusal to set the verdict aside, in a ruling on evidence, in other matters occurring during the course of the trial and in the imposition of a sentence of six months in the county jail.
We first discuss the ruling on evidence. On direct examination, the defendant testified…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Drazen v. New Haven Taxicab Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
- State v. PambianchiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1953
- State v. HortonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1945
- State v. PalkoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1936
- State v. EnglishSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by17 opinions
- State v. BaldwinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. PikulSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
- State v. RoseSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- State v. SoberSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
- State v. ConnellyConnecticut Appellate Court · 1997
12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.