Dalmaso v. Department of Motor Vehicles

Opinion

SHEA, J.

The plaintiff, Jerry R. Dalmaso, appeals from the judgment of the Superior Court affirming the order of the defendant department of motor vehicles that his license to operate a motor vehicle be suspended for six months as a result of his refusal to submit to a chemical test of his breath to determine the alcohol content of his blood, as provided by subsections (a) and (b) of General Statutes § 14-227b.1 Before declining the test, the plaintiff requested permission to telephone his attorney, but the police insisted that he take the test before *841they would allow such a telephone…