Legal Opinion
State v. Messler
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 22, 1989No. 7428PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, after a court trial, of speeding in violation of General Statutes § 14-219 (c). The dispositive issue is whether the court erred in failing to consider the defendant’s defense of necessity. We find error.
The following facts either were found by the court or were undisputed. The defendant was driving east on Route 20 in East Granby at a point where there is a single lane in each direction. The defendant was in a pack of vehicles. When the road widened into multiple lanes, the defendant pulled into the left lane to pass the two cars ahead…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. BaileySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. SewardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982
- State v. RosadoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- State v. PerezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Commonwealth v. BrugmannMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1982
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3Cited by17 opinions
- State v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- State v. HastingsIdaho Supreme Court · 1990
- State v. PludeConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
- State v. VarszegiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. WoodsConnecticut Appellate Court · 1990
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