Fishbein v. Kozlowski

This court should interpret a statute without turning a blind eye to common sense1 *56and fundamental constitutional principles.2 The majority’s narrow interpretation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1995) § 14-227b (f), as amended by Public Acts 1995, No. 95-279, §§ 1 and 2,3 now § 14-227b (g), however, is *57not reflective of the legislature’s intent4 nor mindful of the constitutional consequences of that statutory construction. It is clear that for the defendant, the commissioner of motor vehicles (commissioner), to suspend a motor vehicle operator’s license, he must prove that a police officer had…