State v. Murray

In early June, 1953, the defendant went to trial before the jury on an information comprised of two counts. The first count charged him with the offense of evading responsibility (General Statutes § 2410), and the second with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor (§ 2412).

During the state's initial offer of proof, the court inquired of the prosecuting attorney whether the body on the highway claimed to have been dragged several feet by the defendant's moving car was dead or alive at the time. The prosecuting attorney frankly admitted that the question…