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Criminal Law Appellate Court Opinion

by Booth, George

 

AC41802 - State v. Schimanski (Operating motor vehicle while license was under suspension in violation of statute (§ 14-215); "The defendant, Anastasia Schimanski, appeals from the judgment of conviction rendered by the trial court following her conditional plea of nolo contendere to operating a motor vehicle while her license was suspended in violation of General Statutes § 14-215 (c) (1). On appeal, the defendant claims that the court erred in denying her motion to dismiss directed to (1) count one of the state’s first substitute information charging her with a violation of § 14-215 (c) (1), and (2) count two of the state’s first substitute information charging her with operating a motor vehicle not equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device (IID) in violation of General Statutes § 14-227k (a) (2). We conclude that (1) the court properly denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss as to count one of the state’s first substitute information, and (2) the defendant’s claims directed to the denial of her motion to dismiss as to the second count of the first substitute information are either moot or not ripe. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal as to the denial of the motion to dismiss the second count of the first substitute information for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and we affirm the judgment of conviction.")