State v. Clausen

Opinion

The defendant, Guy Clausen, appeals from the judgment of conviction following his conditional plea of nolo contendere to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of General Statutes § 14-227a. The plea followed the trial court’s denial of the defendant’s motion to dismiss, which the defendant claims on appeal was improper because he was not operating a motor vehicle at the time of his arrest.1 We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

In the early morning hours of December 24, 2005, after failing multiple field sobriety tests administered…