AC43115 - State v. Fields (Operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs; operating motor vehicle while having elevated blood alcohol content; "The defendant, Joseph Fields, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs and operating a motor vehicle while having an elevated blood alcohol content in violation of General Statutes § 14-227a (a) (1) and (2), respectively. The defendant claims that the trial court improperly declined to suppress evidence of his performance of a field sobriety test and evidence of his blood alcohol content, the latter of which was obtained pursuant to a search warrant application, because that evidence was the tainted fruit of his unlawful detention by the police. We disagree and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of the trial court.")

AC43097 - State v. Luna (Misconduct with motor vehicle; assault in third degree; "The defendant, Jasmin I. Luna, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of misconduct with a motor vehicle in violation of General Statutes § 53a-57 and assault in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-61 (a) (3) in connection with a motor vehicle accident in which the defendant's vehicle collided with a motorcycle. On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to support her conviction, (2) the trial court abused its discretion and violated her sixth amendment right to present a defense by improperly precluding her from introducing into evidence portions of the medical records of the operator of the motorcycle, Kevin Tardiff, (3) the court erred in admitting into evidence Tardiff's death certificate and, in doing so, violated her sixth amendment right to confrontation because the document contained testimonial hearsay, and (4) the court violated her sixth amendment right to conflict free representation when it failed to inquire into the actual conflict of interest created by defense counsel when he provided the state with evidence harmful to the defendant. We are unpersuaded by each of the defendant's claims and affirm the judgment of the trial court.")