State v. Fournier

The respondent was tried and convicted, under 23 V.S.A. §1183, of operating a motor vehicle upon a public highway while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. During the course of the trial, the prosecuting officer, the grand juror of the City of Winooski, sought to inquire of the respondent on cross-examination whether he had been convicted before of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The complaint did not charge the re spondent with a second offense. Counsel for the respondent objected to the question. The prosecutor stated that the evidence was offered as…