Legal Opinion
State v. Commins
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided June 22, 2004No. AC 23953PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McLACHLAN, J.
The defendant, John J. Commins, 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) (1). He claims that the trial court improperly (1) admitted into evidence testimony concerning a horizontal gaze nystagmus test, (2) permitted the introduction of two prior felony convictions to impeach a defense witness and (3) determined that two prior out-of-state convictions qualified the defendant as a third offender for purposes of § 14-227a…
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3Cited by13 opinions
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