State v. Hickam

The sole issue in this appeal taken by the state1 is whether the double jeopardy clause of the fifth amendment to the United States constitution prohibited the criminal prosecution of the defendant, Wendy R. Hickam, for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of General Statutes § 14-227a (a),2 after her motor vehicle operator’s license had been suspended pursuant to General Statutes § 14-227b3 for the same conduct. The state *616appealed from the judgment of the trial court dismissing the criminal charges against the defendant on double jeopardy…