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Criminal Law Appellate Court Opinion

by Booth, George

 

AC38103, AC38104, AC38105 - State v. Smith (Operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs; tampering with witness; "In these consolidated appeals, the defendant, Brian Smith, appeals from the judgments of conviction, rendered following a jury trial, of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug in violation of General Statutes § 14-227a (a) (1), and tampering with a witness in violation of General Statutes § 53a-151 (a). The defendant claims that (1) the evidence was insufficient to convict him of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug and (2) the court erroneously admitted certain evidence relating to the witness tampering count. We affirm the judgments of the trial court."