State v. Cyr

Opinion

ROGERS, C. J.

This matter is the latest in a line of cases raising the question of what acts constitute operation of a motor vehicle for purposes of Connecticut’s statutory prohibition against operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. The defendant, Michael Cyr, appealed from the judgment of conviction, following his conditional plea of nolo contendere 1 to the charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 2005) § 14-227a (a), 2 and the Appellate Court reversed that judgment after concluding…