State v. Masse

The defendant was found guilty, after trial to a jury, of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of § 14-227 of the General Statutes. In his appeal the defendant did not request a finding, nor was a finding necessary. The appeal is confined to certain questioned rulings on motions and evidence. The defendant has assigned error in the action of the court (1) in granting the state's motion for a mistrial and discharge of the jury because one of the witnesses for the prosecution was unavailable owing to physical injury; (2) in making the defendant…