Legal Opinion
State v. Merritt
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 29, 1994No. 12377PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSchaller, J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of General Statutes § 14-227a (a) (l).1 The defendant claims that the trial *78court improperly (1) permitted testimony concerning the results of a horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN) test without requiring that the state meet the criteria for the admission of scientific evidence as set forth in Frye v. United States, 293 F. 1013 (D.C. Cir. 1923), and (2) instructed the jury regarding consciousness of guilt on the basis of the…
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- People v. KellyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
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