STATE v. PJURA

(AC 20150)

68 Conn. App. 119 (2002)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMES PJURA

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Officially released February 12, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James O. Ruane, with whom, on the brief, was Lori A. McCarthy, for the appellant (defendant).

Ronald G. Weller, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Eugene Callahan, state's attorney, and Robert S. Katz, former senior assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

Foti, Schaller and Dupont, Js.


Opinion

SCHALLER, J.

The defendant, James Pjura, 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). The defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) allowed opinion testimony by a state police trooper that the defendant was under the influence of alcohol and (2) admitted evidence of the horizontal...

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