Legal Opinion

State v. Lavorgna

Connecticut Superior Court

Decided September 4, 1981No. File No. 1030Published

1Opinion of the Court

The defendant was convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of General Statutes 14-227a and of disorderly conduct in violation of General Statutes 53a-182 after a jury trial. In this appeal from the judgment the defendant claims error (1) in the admission of certain statements made by him to the police soon after the arrest; (2) in the trial court's failure in its charge to the jury to restrict the broad language of the disorderly conduct statute in such a way as to preclude a conviction for constitutionally protected speech; (3) in…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940

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